On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 05:55:20AM +0300, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Hello *, > > very long time ago (17 years) I used 3Ware Hardware Raid Controller where > most are working up to now and they are not broken yet. > > However, for all newer installations I use Adaptec and especially the > 71506E which is a low-cost hardware Raid-0/1/10 Controller. I have 8 of > them and now one is broken... Grmpf! > > I contacted the new owneer of Adaptec and ... > > ... was pissed off! > > They simply claim, that this controller does not exist, even if I have > invoices and you find references on the Internet. After I had a long > conversation with the support, they removed the references from the > Adaptec website... > > WTF is this now? > > They sugested me another 16ch Controller, which just cost 1800 insted of > 480. I do not need/want Raid 5/50/6/60 or other crap! I need only > Raid-1 > Hot-Fix and Copy-Back functionality. > > Does someone has a similar experience with it? > > Which Low-Cost Controller can I use now? > > Note: It MUST be a Hardware-Raid-1 Controller with Battery Backup and > 16 channels, because the Server-Mainboard has only one Slot.
The LSI Megaraid controllers have worked very well for me. They are now owned by Broadcom. The current model is 9361-16i. Previous generations still work well, especially for spinning disks, and are available under the Avago and Supermicro names. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816118249 is $440, plus you'll need an external battery card for it. -dsr-
