[olug] Promise FastTrak 100

[Phil Brutsche]

Brandon Lederer wrote:

> I doubt I can use the devices.... I just said they exist.........

You did say the kernel lists them at /dev/hde and /dev/hdg ;)

> but they are mirroring.  this definitely can't be software RAID like
> in the kernel and stuff.  That is Software RAID..   this is something
> different, isnt it?   I did   0, none,  Nada  configuration in the OS
> for this RAID, so how is it software RAID?

How you configure the array is irrelevant.

What does the mirroring operations is what's relevant.  Is it logic on 
the card, or is it an OS driver?

With the Promise and Highpoint ATA "RAID" cards, that task falls on the 
ataraid driver.

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Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us