Hardware RAID Controller

Hello,
Can someone tell me if there is ANY available RAID controller for Sparc platform, specifically E servers? I can't find anything anywhere on this, but it seems such a gaping hole I'm surely missing something. Anything equivalent to the myriad of controllers available from Adaptec, Compaq, Mylex, etc. on Intel? 3-rd party maybe?
thx

Which "E server"? Sun sells the SRC/P RAID controller
on a PCI card. It was not qualified on all servers, so
it is difficult to answer your question specifically.
-- richard

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