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mpedrummer2 · 05-05-2005, 12:23 PM

Hi guys -

I have some fairly massive storage requirements on my home network...I'm a producer and record engineer, and the digital recordings can often hit 100GB for a single album.

Currently, I'm running a server with Mandrake 10. In it are two RAID1(software) arrays, 1 is 250GB, 1 is 200GB. They're full.

My current plan is to buy a Broadcom RAIDCore 4852 (8x SATA) and 3 400GB Seagate SATA drives. I've chosen the Seagates because they have a 5-year warranty. This will be put together into an 800GB RAID5. The beauty of the RAIDCore is that I can add more drives later, to expand the array.

Problem 1: The RAIDCore doesn't seem to support Mandrake. If I set up RH9, will it be able to read my drives (reiserFS)?

Problem 2: From what I've been able to tell, there's no GUI for the linux version of the administrative software. Does anyone have experience using the RAIDCore on linux? How difficult is it to handle via the command line?

Problem 3: IF I go back to Windows...well just yuck.

Any thoughts?

MPEDrummer

05-05-2005, 12:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
mpedrummer2 Insane	Storage Server Suggestions Hi guys - I have some fairly massive storage requirements on my home network...I'm a producer and record engineer, and the digital recordings can often hit 100GB for a single album. Currently, I'm running a server with Mandrake 10. In it are two RAID1(software) arrays, 1 is 250GB, 1 is 200GB. They're full. My current plan is to buy a Broadcom RAIDCore 4852 (8x SATA) and 3 400GB Seagate SATA drives. I've chosen the Seagates because they have a 5-year warranty. This will be put together into an 800GB RAID5. The beauty of the RAIDCore is that I can add more drives later, to expand the array. Problem 1: The RAIDCore doesn't seem to support Mandrake. If I set up RH9, will it be able to read my drives (reiserFS)? Problem 2: From what I've been able to tell, there's no GUI for the linux version of the administrative software. Does anyone have experience using the RAIDCore on linux? How difficult is it to handle via the command line? Problem 3: IF I go back to Windows...well just yuck. Any thoughts? MPEDrummer __________________ My sig can beat up your honor student.