https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/best-array-controller-for-a-proliant-5000/m-p/3467003#M14967 Alrigh dated kit I know but since I have primary &amp; secondary PCI, and EISA slots figure I ought to be able to do something better... I have 2 x SMART-2/SL controllers installed and a SMART-2/DH on standby. Essentially I'd like to take best advantage of the 10K Wide Ultra drives I have (with the hot pluggable backplane) internally mounted and get the best bandwidth possible to an external ProLiant Storage System F/1 or F/2 (with similar drives). I'd like something with a battery backup (so I can expand RAID 5 on the fly as I upgrade disks) and would put emphasis on write over read given the choice.<BR /><BR />Any suggestions on what I should be looking for / at? Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:06:45 GMT Chris Stoneley 2005-01-19T19:06:45Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/best-array-controller-for-a-proliant-5000/m-p/3467003#M14967 Alrigh dated kit I know but since I have primary &amp; secondary PCI, and EISA slots figure I ought to be able to do something better... I have 2 x SMART-2/SL controllers installed and a SMART-2/DH on standby. Essentially I'd like to take best advantage of the 10K Wide Ultra drives I have (with the hot pluggable backplane) internally mounted and get the best bandwidth possible to an external ProLiant Storage System F/1 or F/2 (with similar drives). I'd like something with a battery backup (so I can expand RAID 5 on the fly as I upgrade disks) and would put emphasis on write over read given the choice.<BR /><BR />Any suggestions on what I should be looking for / at? Wed, 19 Jan 2005 19:06:45 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/disk-enclosures/best-array-controller-for-a-proliant-5000/m-p/3467003#M14967 Chris Stoneley 2005-01-19T19:06:45Z