Debian, 3Ware RAID controllers & Opterons

[Charles Steinkuehler]

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We're finally going to buy some 'real' server systems at my company and I'm
wondering if anyone has experience with some of the hardware we're looking at.

The systems will be dual AMD Opteron (Tyan 2882 motherboards), with 3Ware
12-port SATA RAID controllers (9500S-12).

We use debian (ie: no pre-compiled drivers from 3Ware for the Debian
kernels), and I'm wondering:

- - Has anyone used the current 3Ware drivers with linux (preferrably in a
compile-your-own kernel environment)?

- - If so, what's your environment (disto, 32/64-bit) and how well do they
work (speed, stability)?

- - Is anyone running the AMD64 port of Debian (sarge), and if so what are
your thoughts about using this in a production environment (or should I
stick with the plain x86 port for now)?

Thanks in advance!

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Charles Steinkuehler
charles at steinkuehler.net
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