https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Is-RAID-controller-driver-necessary-for-Redhat-5-6/m-p/46412#M538 <P>Splunk will use whatever the operating system sees.</P> <P>This really isn't the best place for your question -- you'll get much better information by asking it in a RedHat-specific forum, or contacting RedHat directly for support. Be sure to let them know exactly what controller card your server uses, if you have that information.</P> <P>The operating system will need to recognize the RAID controller somehow, but it's possible that RHEL will include the appropriate kernel module / driver out-of-the box. It looks like it might be a rebadged LSI MegaRAID family card, in which case it would <EM>probably</EM> work without additional drivers.</P> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:28:13 GMT southeringtonp 2011-02-18T02:28:13Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Is-RAID-controller-driver-necessary-for-Redhat-5-6/m-p/46411#M537 <P>Hi, We shall install SPLUNK on new IBM x3650M3 server with 12 SAS HD, 8 GB RAM and 2 E5630 CPU. OS is Redhat 5.6. RAID will be 10 In order to get best disk performance, do we have to install the RAID controller driver in LINUX OS? </P> <P>Thanks. Frank</P> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:51:33 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Is-RAID-controller-driver-necessary-for-Redhat-5-6/m-p/46411#M537 frankyip 2011-02-18T00:51:33Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Is-RAID-controller-driver-necessary-for-Redhat-5-6/m-p/46412#M538 <P>Splunk will use whatever the operating system sees.</P> <P>This really isn't the best place for your question -- you'll get much better information by asking it in a RedHat-specific forum, or contacting RedHat directly for support. Be sure to let them know exactly what controller card your server uses, if you have that information.</P> <P>The operating system will need to recognize the RAID controller somehow, but it's possible that RHEL will include the appropriate kernel module / driver out-of-the box. It looks like it might be a rebadged LSI MegaRAID family card, in which case it would <EM>probably</EM> work without additional drivers.</P> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:28:13 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/Is-RAID-controller-driver-necessary-for-Redhat-5-6/m-p/46412#M538 southeringtonp 2011-02-18T02:28:13Z