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Hi there guys, been trying to figure out the most foolproof way of doing this, but I think it's best I ask some advice before I start parting with cash.
Basically, I want to know what hardware/software you guys would reccomend for a budget raid 5 setup. This will mean software raid I assume, and I have no problem with that. The problem I'm having is that I'd like to use SATA drives but I only have 2 sata connectors on the mobo in the server currently (that I *think* are supported) and that isn't enough.
So,
What's the cheapest, linux compatible SATA card going to be that I can get a good few drives going on?
Any pit-falls of linux software RAID 5 I should know about?
Anything else?
Cheers guys, much appreciate any advice I get from you guys :]
Basically, I want to know what hardware/software you guys would reccomend for a budget raid 5 setup. This will mean software raid I assume, and I have no problem with that. The problem I'm having is that I'd like to use SATA drives but I only have 2 sata connectors on the mobo in the server currently (that I *think* are supported) and that isn't enough.
So,
What's the cheapest, linux compatible SATA card going to be that I can get a good few drives going on?
Any pit-falls of linux software RAID 5 I should know about?
Anything else?
Cheers guys, much appreciate any advice I get from you guys :]