[NBLUG/talk] locals: any 3Ware 8600 with Debian experience?

[Bob Blick]

>
> I've been given the task of getting a rack server
> (SuperMicro P4SCA/P4SCE) going with a 3Ware 8600
> SATA card, to do RAID 1.
>
> Would like to use straight debian for this, and am
> wondering:
>
> * 2.4 or 2.6?  Any precompiled 3Ware driver for Debian?
> The 3.0r2 cd boot doesn't see the controller.

The 3Ware cards do everything for you and you don't need a driver. Use the
3Ware bios to setup the array, then linux fdisk to partition and format as
usual, but instead of /dev/hda, etc, the array will be named as if it's
scsi, like /dev/sda.

That's why the 3Ware cards cost more, they are GOOD!

Cheerful regards,

Bob