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

[Eric]

Thanks everyone.  I downloaded the drivers and extracted them to a 
floppy and now CentOS 5 is running on that new Silicon Mechanics server :)

Eric

Chuck Wolber wrote:
> 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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