[SLL] 3ware 9650SE-8LPML CentOS 5 Drivers

[Chuck Wolber]

On Thu, 12 Jul 2007, Glenn Stone wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 12, 2007 at 08:16:54AM -0700, Eric wrote:
> >I have a new server and want to give CentOS 5 a try.  Does anyone know 
> >where I can find drivers for a 3ware 9650SE-8LPML card? The 3ware site 
> >doesn't list official drivers for CentOS 5.  They do reference other 
> >drivers but I want to make sure I am using something that is stable and 
> >reliable.
> 
> 3Ware got their stuff into the mainline kernel some time ago (like, 
> IIRC, 2003); the drivers that are in CentOS 5 may not be the absolute 
> latest and greatest, but they should be adequate to at least get you 
> installed.

Not only that, but the 3ware drivers are the only SATA based RAID drivers 
that, at least as of a year or so ago, allowed smartmontools to query 
individual drives. This is one of the many reasons why I consider myself 
an unabashed 3ware fanboy.

..Chuck..


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