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1. Areca vs softraid install#
2. Areca vs softraid 64 Bit#
3. Areca vs softraid full#
4. Areca vs softraid pro#
5. Areca vs softraid software#

With experimenting and testing out ideas as much as anything. RAID, and SCSI and storage in general, is always been for me a learn as you go learning experience getting from one point to next. I tried stripped startup vs single, with 15K drives. And have duplicate backup sets, and redundant backup methods using different methods and programs. I have always found having a really good single drive for boot is 'enough' and articles on RAID StorageReview to back it up, and tests and benchmarks on Barefeats, MacGurus confirm. You could have three drives in OS X as a stripe.

Areca vs softraid install#

Can always find a use and in OS X you can install 6 without hardware RAID and get staggering performance. Have you used SAS or 15K SCSI and want to continue to? I would pick up a WD VelociRaptor (Amazon has 300GB for $219) and play around. Why RAID? new territory so you think it will help. I don't know the limitations of the Apple Fibre Channel cards would be.

Areca vs softraid full#

Depends on if you need 3D and full hardware access, but for running servers, not essential.

Areca vs softraid pro#

But also, running Windows in a VM on a Mac Pro off Apple Pro RAID using SAS. Also, some find running Vista natively and running VMs inside Vista. We do see folks running Apple RAID and rewiring the drives. To boot in OS X, graphics and hard drive controllers are EFI (why I included that last link to a discussion). OS X controllers (and graphics, like the Intel Mac Pro line) are all using EFI (UEFI 2.x) for its BIOS. You want a RAID that is OS agnostic it sounds like, otherwise, I don't see how creating in OS X which is going to be OS-centric will work. I used Highpoint RocketRAID to setup RAID5, but I had to install Vista and then clone to RAID.

Areca vs softraid software#

I am wondering if there are any hardware and software combination that will allow me to do so. The Mac Pro Card only supports OS X and I cannot find a controller that will support both. To simplify: I want to be able to stripe my OS and data for both sides of the partition, OS X and Windows. I think the easiest route would be to find a RAID controller that supports both OS X and Windows and use utility software to migrate the both OSs into a RAID configuration, that is if there is a utility that will work with the Mac hardware and Windows OS I have googled all that I can and no information that I am looking for has surfaced. I am still new to RAID so I don't know what is possible and what isn't. My only concern is, once i get bootcamp done with and I am installing windows fresh, what hardware or software is out there that will work with the Mac Hardware that will allow me to configure RAID 0 for both the data and OS within the windows partition.Īll the hardware that I find either supports OS RAID for either windows or OS X, but not both. Is there a RAID Utility software that allows you to stripe the windows OS that would work with OS X? Those are great but they don't support windows boot capability, which is the only reason I am turned off to the Mac Pro RAID card. If its possible I would have no reasons to not move over, but I really need to have my RAID setup in windows since I am using latency sensitive disk streaming programs that need to stream files in the GBsĪlso could I just opt out for the Mac Pro Card and get a generic RAID card that supports both Windows and OS X? And if so any recommendations?

Like if i get the Mac Pro RAID cad, is there a good software or hardware RAID that will allow me to install windows in a RAID 0 configuration? The Mac Pro RAID card doesn't support any Windows OS so i am wondering if there is anyway possible to get the Windows OS in RAID, any good hardware or software that will accomplish this. What I haven't been able to figure out is if it is possible to run a RAID 0 of the windows OS and all its data.

Areca vs softraid 64 Bit#

Then i find my DAW doesn't support XP 64 bit so i am going to have to use Vista 64-bit (bummer I hate Vista, I never upgraded, I stayed with XP but have been willing to change to OS X with XP as well, to get the best of both worlds.

But unfortunately my DAW of choice doesn't support OS X. I am a musician and want to utilize raw power that Mac does so well with. There have been things here and there that have turned me off but I found ways around some concerns, but this one I haven't been able to find. I'm about to take the plunge and buy a Mac Pro as soon as I get the money (or credit) to.