-----Original Message-----
From: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-raid-
owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Stan Hoeppner
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 1:13 AM
To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: /dev/md2 stopped after changing SAS controller

On 5/15/2011 9:37 AM, Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:

quoted

Someone pointed me to ARECA non-raid controllers:

http://www.areca.com.tw/products/sasnoneraid3g.htm

Does anyone have good or bad experiences with these?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816151061

Read the 3 reviews.  Probably best to stay away from the Areca JBOD
HBAs.  All 4 use a Marvell chip.  Many NewEgg reviews are valuable, as
in this case.

Lest anyone denigrate the validity of quoting NewEgg due to their
"perceived customer base", note that today's NewEgg ships plenty of
mid/upper range gear (see links below) into corporations and
universities, including blade chassis/blades, FC and converged switches,
FC disk arrays, LTO libraries, etc.  They now have a business division
that competes to a degree with the likes of CDW et al.

	Well, yes, but the reviews are sometimes a different matter.  The
best I can advise (and this is true for any review on any site) is to look
closely at the tone and clarity of each review.  Many are clearly written by
fools who haven't a clue.  Others are better written, but the level of
expertise behind the review may not be as high as one might first think.
Basically, no matter where one might read or see it, I recommend one take
all reviews with a grain of salt.

	That said, I have seen some useful reviews on NewEgg.