-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 admin at lctn.org wrote: > What is a recommended sata raid adapter, that can handle a 2Tb, raid 5 > configuration? > i have been using the 8 port Marvell sata2 MG-SA3541 in my home fileserver. i use software raid-5 to keep the cost down, since i don't need hardware raid performance. it was $108 for the card! works awesome with FC6 and gives me 2.4Tb usable. i think the question you need to ask, is how many SATA ports do you require. will it be a 3x1 TB setup or 5x500Gb setup? do you require a hot spare? i have also used adaptec cards, 3ware, siig, highpoint and promise controllers over the past serveral years. all are good and have good Linux support. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHBAKZvE9HrEfeE4cRAjP1AJ9Sjvep0/6vLMOwFxLk1ibeGaJzjgCgo+UR Nv3EKiyQEXOkWqyj/9nLugc= =WGqC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----