[TCLUG] [ot] scsi raid cards (for use with openbsd) anywhere locally

[Duncan Shannon]

hey gang-

can a guy get his hands on a scsi raid card locally?

Its for an openbsd box, so they support these:

RAID and Cache Controllers


Intel (and formerly ICP-Vortex) GDT series (gdt) (A)
Adaptec FSA-based RAID controllers (aac), including: (A) (C)
Adaptec AAC-2622, AAC-364, AAC-3642
Dell PERC 2/Si, PERC 2/QC, PERC 3/Si, PERC 3/Di, PERC 3/QC
HP NetRAID-4M
American Megatrends Inc. MegaRAID controllers in "Mass Storage" mode (ami)
(A) (C)
3ware Escalade 3W-5x00 and 3W-6x00 series (twe) (A) (C)
Compaq Smart ARRAY RAID controllers (cac), including: (A) (C)
Compaq Integrated Array
Compaq IAES
Compaq IDA, IDA-2
Compaq RAID LC2
Compaq Smart Array 221, 3100ES, 3200, 4200, 4250ES, 431
Compaq SMART, SMART-2/E, SMART-2/P, SMART-2DH, SMART-2SL
DPT SmartCache and SmartRaid III/IV PCI/EISA adapters (dpt) (A) (C)
I2O adapters (iop), including: (A) (C)
Adaptec SCSI RAID (ASR-2100S, ASR-2110S, ASR-3200S, etc.)
American Megatrends Inc. MegaRAID controllers (in I2O mode)
other vendors' controllers supporting I2O, including Intel and Mylex, but
these were not tested

the one bit of info ive gotten so far is, dont buy adaptec.

any ideas would be great.

please dont mind the openbsd related question on the linux list.


thanks

[jeffr at odeon.net ()]

Note that the 3ware cards are actually EIDE raid cards that look like a
SCSI device to the OS. I'm using a 5x00 series card under linux and have
been very happy with it. However, if you've already got SCSI drives or
have some other requirement that mandates the use of SCSI (speed, massive
through-put, whatever) then you don't want a 3ware card.

Have you tried calling General Nanosystems (www.nanosys1.com) or Tran
Micro (www.tranmicro.com)? Probably a long shot for either, but worth a
try. At least General Nanosystems has a page for SCSI and/or raid
controllers on their website. All I saw listed were SCSI cards though.

Jeff

Post by Duncan Shannon
hey gang-
can a guy get his hands on a scsi raid card locally?
RAID and Cache Controllers
Intel (and formerly ICP-Vortex) GDT series (gdt) (A)
Adaptec FSA-based RAID controllers (aac), including: (A) (C)
Adaptec AAC-2622, AAC-364, AAC-3642
Dell PERC 2/Si, PERC 2/QC, PERC 3/Si, PERC 3/Di, PERC 3/QC
HP NetRAID-4M
American Megatrends Inc. MegaRAID controllers in "Mass Storage" mode (ami)
(A) (C)
3ware Escalade 3W-5x00 and 3W-6x00 series (twe) (A) (C)
Compaq Smart ARRAY RAID controllers (cac), including: (A) (C)
Compaq Integrated Array
Compaq IAES
Compaq IDA, IDA-2
Compaq RAID LC2
Compaq Smart Array 221, 3100ES, 3200, 4200, 4250ES, 431
Compaq SMART, SMART-2/E, SMART-2/P, SMART-2DH, SMART-2SL
DPT SmartCache and SmartRaid III/IV PCI/EISA adapters (dpt) (A) (C)
I2O adapters (iop), including: (A) (C)
Adaptec SCSI RAID (ASR-2100S, ASR-2110S, ASR-3200S, etc.)
American Megatrends Inc. MegaRAID controllers (in I2O mode)
other vendors' controllers supporting I2O, including Intel and Mylex, but
these were not tested
the one bit of info ive gotten so far is, dont buy adaptec.
any ideas would be great.
please dont mind the openbsd related question on the linux list.
thanks
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