Debian GNU/Linux on Dell Poweredge 2950 with PERC 5/i RAID

[stephen mulcahy]

Hi,

Is anyone here running Debian on a 2950? I'm curious to know how well it 
works before we go and purchase such a configuration.

In particular, how well does the PERC 5/i RAID controller work (and what 
exactly is it hardware-wise?).

I'm particularly concerned about the availability of tools for 
monitoring the health of the RAID array - am I sol if I try to get 
monitoring working with this on anything other than Red Hat / SuSE?

Thanks for any comments you might have,

-stephen