Hi,
> So my question is this: are these thing reliable? I mean if I
> pull the plug under several occasions, will the Escalade firmware
> handle the partial writes to the stripes and mirrors, ie. will the
> block device be always consistent? My reason to question this arises
> from criticism voiced here earlier about the Escalade firmware. I
> have once tried to contact 3Ware through a web form in their site
> but no answer yet.
>
> The criticism mentioned above is from a message posted 2000-06-07
> by Martin
> Bene. Here's the relevant quote:
As far as I know, the bug is still present; it'll need a new firmware
release (+ driver update) to fix. While a firmware update has been made
available around end of june (newest firmware file June 14th) this does not
seem to address the issue of loosing mirror consistency and possible data
corruption in case of a dirty shutdown.
>From the latest information on availability of a fix I had from 3ware, I'd
expect a fix "real soon now (tm)" (this month) - however, a request for new
information sent last week hasn't yet been answered.
So, right now they reliable as long as you DON'T pull the plug while a write
is in progress.
Bye, Martin
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