From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Jul 16 04:28:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id EAA26596 for freebsd-stable-outgoing; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 04:28:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from IAEhv.nl (root@iaehv.IAEhv.nl [194.151.64.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA26589; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 04:28:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wjw@surf.IAE.nl) Received: from surf.IAE.nl (root@surf.IAEhv.nl [194.151.66.2]) by IAEhv.nl (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA26096; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:28:41 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from wjw@localhost) by surf.IAE.nl (8.8.7/8.8.7) id NAA12665; Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:28:41 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:28:41 +0200 (MET DST) From: Willem Jan Withagen Message-Id: <199807161128.NAA12665@surf.IAE.nl> To: jmb@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DPT raid controllers X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd.stable In-Reply-To: <199807160156.SAA24017@hub.freebsd.org> Organization: Internet Access Eindhoven, the Netherlands Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In article <199807160156.SAA24017@hub.freebsd.org> you write: > > how's our support for DPT raid controllers. > looking for people with DPT raid controllers in service. > both success and horror stories welcome. > > a client wants to use one on a 2.2.6 box. Hi, Might be a beter question on scsi-freebsd?? I'm using one at home at testsystem to be used at work. We would then go for enhance availability on most systems (RAID-5). And large disks for our news server (RAID-0) Haven't had problems with it as long as I didn't start experimenting. I have the DPT3334UW with 32 Mb RAM, running firmware 7L0. Normally it works with 4*2Gb narrow disks: 3 for raid 5, 1 hotswap. It's is a seperate shoebox with 4 feet of narrow cable. The DPT makes a narrow outlet with a wide->narrow converter (comes with the controller) into a rear-bracket with sub-db 50 connector. Currenlty is also has 7 4Gb-UW, IBM's connected to do some extra testing. But that seems to hang the chain once in a while. But then I have the same trouble hanging the 7 disks from a 2940UW. I've been trying to grasp the problem with the help of Simon Shapiro. Probably it'll boil down to to cheap-a-hardware, cabinet, cables, .... My major problem is the lack of tools to monitor/control the RAID from FreeBSD. You'd have to go back into DOS mode to do just that, and that's against our goal: availability. So in general I have a good feeling about this system. Unless it starts to hickup, then it takes a little more time. Simon's personal support is really great. --WjW -- Internet Access Eindhoven BV., voice: +31-40-2 393 393, data: +31-40-2 606 606 P.O. 928, 5600 AX Eindhoven, The Netherlands Full Internet connectivity for only fl 12.95 a month. Call now, and login as 'new'. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message