Dual DAC 960 Raid (Possible?)

Matthew (matthew@mattshouse.com)
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 23:15:47 -0500

We bought a shiny new VA Linux 3500. Our disk capasity needs to be expanded,
and after a nasty experience and a call to VA I realized that the DAC 960
controller is not dual channel, and cannot handle both internal and external
disks. The driver author (and CTO of VA) says that 'in theory' I can run two
DAC 960's to handle the two arrays. However, downtime costs about $30000 per
hour so I'm not interested in theories. Has this been tested by anyone, and if
not, what should I do. I'd hate to waste a perfectly good DAC 960.

Here's the config:

Dual PIII Xeon 500
512M RAM
Kernel 2.2.12 VA issue
Mylex DAC 960 Raid Card
6 internal 9.1G drives
6 external 9.1G drives (The problem)

-- 
The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is the day they start
making vacuum cleaners.
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Matthew (coding la vida loca)
matthew@mattshouse.com
http://www.mattshouse.com


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