Yes, a decent HBA with Linux's built in RAID (md) is the way to go unless you're dual booting with something other than Linux. On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 12:00 PM, <tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org> wrote: > Send tclug-list mailing list submissions to > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tclug-list-owner at mn-linux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tclug-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: tclug-list Digest, Vol 158, Issue 7 (Carl W. Soderstrom) > 2. Re: tclug-list Digest, Vol 158, Issue 7 (Carl W. Soderstrom) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:11:04 -0500 > From: "Carl W. Soderstrom" <carl.soderstrom at real-time.com> > To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] tclug-list Digest, Vol 158, Issue 7 > Message-ID: <20180220151104.qttt2ol4jh3ejvhr at real-time.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On 02/15 11:17 , Christopher Pearson wrote: >> Backblaze used Highpoints. They're using Marvell now. >> https://www.backblaze.com/b2/storage-pod.html > > Thanks for the link, that's really helpful. > > -- > Carl Soderstrom > Systems Administrator > Real-Time Enterprises > www.real-time.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:47:30 -0500 > From: "Carl W. Soderstrom" <carl.soderstrom at real-time.com> > To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] tclug-list Digest, Vol 158, Issue 7 > Message-ID: <20180220154730.flmhe7nmhounoim7 at real-time.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On 02/15 11:17 , Christopher Pearson wrote: >> Backblaze used Highpoints. They're using Marvell now. >> https://www.backblaze.com/b2/storage-pod.html > > Reading through this, they aren't using hardware RAID at all, they're doing > it in software (mdadm), with their own layer(s?) of redundancy and > configuration on top. > > -- > Carl Soderstrom > Systems Administrator > Real-Time Enterprises > www.real-time.com > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > End of tclug-list Digest, Vol 158, Issue 11 > *******************************************