Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 11:40:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 11:40:19 -0400 Received: from magic.adaptec.com ([208.236.45.80]:7340 "EHLO magic.adaptec.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 10 Oct 2001 11:40:08 -0400 Message-ID: From: "Bonds, Deanna" To: "'jkniiv@hushmail.com'" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: RE: Dilemma: Replace Escalade with Adaptec 2400A or Promise Super trak66? Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 11:40:32 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org H The Adaptec 2400A is presumably very much like the 2100S SCSI > model. Adaptec has released some binary only drivers and > utilities but none for the 2.4 kernel line. Our drivers are completely open source and currently embedded in both the AC and Linus kernel and shipping with various distributions. They have been completely qualified with our product verification lab (i.e. not beta). It is the exact same driver across all of the i2o raid products, whether it is SCSI or ATA. The i2o interface is the same and ATA drives/arrays appear to the OS as sd devices. When changing adapters you will not just be able to plug the drives into the Adaptec card and go. The raid tables and striping will be different. The Adaptec metadata formats are public, I have not looked into the 3ware format though. If there is enough interest we can explore creating a conversion program. Deanna - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/