"Marek Marecki" <makersky@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> hello!
>
> I have to install Oracle on Linux on Fujitsu Siemens Primergy Econel
> 200 with LSI Logic Embedded SATA RAID. I choose CentOS 3 because Oracle
> supports Red Hat ES/AS 3. The problem is that there is no driver for
> this RAID on x86_64 architecture. So I have 2 options:
>
> - x86_64 with software RAID
> - i386 with hardware RAID
>
> Is the gain of 64bit system and Oracle worth sacrifing hardware RAID ?

Yes. But making Oracle work fully with 64-bit CPU's may be a big chunk of
work for you.

I've also had mixed results with LSI controllers. If you want a bog-standard
controller with good Linux support, get Adaptec. If you want the premium
with Linux support, get 3Ware. Stay away from Promise.