[geeks] 3ware Escalade 9500

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Phil Stracchino wrote:
> On 12/07/11 10:23, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
>> Anyone know if I can use multiple 3ware Escalade 9500-series RAID
>> controllers in a single machine?  Can you span arrays across them?
>
> Honestly?  I wouldn't use 3Ware at all.  (But if you want to try it, I
> have a spare 9500S you can have for cost of shipping.)
>
> Personally, I'd rip out the 3Ware and drop in some nice LSI Logic hardware.

I've had no end of problems with LSI Logic controllers.

They *definitely* don't work multiple controllers to a machine.

How big is that spare 9500?

Peace...  Sridhar