From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 18 10:51:45 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8DF016A405 for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:51:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tom@tomjudge.com) Received: from s200aog14.obsmtp.com (s200aog14.obsmtp.com [207.126.144.128]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4EFEA13C4AA for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:51:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tom@tomjudge.com) Received: from source ([217.206.187.80]) by eu1sys200aob014.postini.com ([207.126.147.11]) with SMTP; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:51:44 UTC Received: from [10.0.0.89] (bill.mintel.co.uk [10.0.0.89]) by rodney.mintel.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 686B8181420; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:20:58 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <469DE961.9060608@tomjudge.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:20:17 +0100 From: Tom Judge User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (X11/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michael Worobcuk References: <4CC93356-890C-43DF-A905-0B9ABC990223@michaelworobcuk.de> <469D5061.8060306@tomjudge.com> <2F1F8117-86EF-49B4-AB4E-8A656727570A@michaelworobcuk.de> In-Reply-To: <2F1F8117-86EF-49B4-AB4E-8A656727570A@michaelworobcuk.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell PERC5/i SAS5/5IR - RAID monitoring X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:51:46 -0000 Michael Worobcuk wrote: > > Am 18.07.2007 um 01:27 schrieb Tom Judge: > >> Michael Worobcuk wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I am trying to set up my first webserver. I bought a Dell Poweredge >>> 860, provided with a SAS5/IR RAID-Controller. >>> The problem is now, that I cannot find software, that monitors the >>> state of my disks. I already tried megarc from the ports but all I >>> get is a short answer that no adapters where found: >>> ######################################################################### >>> >>> megarc -AllAdpInfo -nolog >>> >>> ********************************************************************** >>> MEGARC MegaRAID Configuration >>> Utility(FreeBSD)-1.04(03-02-2005) >>> By LSI Logic Corp.,USA >>> >>> ********************************************************************** >>> [Note: For SATA-2, 4 and 6 channel controllers, please specify >>> Ch=0 Id=0..15 for specifying physical drive(Ch=channel, >>> Id=Target)] >>> Type ? as command line arg for help >>> No Adapters Found >>> Error: No MegaRaid Found >>> ######################################################################### >>> >>> I had emails with Dell and LSI. Dell does not support FreeBSD and LSI >>> says I should go and ask Dell ... >>> The second thing is, the perfomance. >> >> <<<>>> >> >>> Final score for writes: 16 >>> Final score for reads : 2025 >>> ######################################################################### >>> >>> (Just to remember: Pentium D; 2,8GHZ; 4 GB RAM; 2 x 500GB SATA RAID1) >>> That is pretty poor, isn't it ? >>> I am wondering now, if somebody has experience with the PERC5/I >>> Controller. Would it be possible to monitor the disks, if I would buy >>> that controller ? >>> Any hints are highly appreciated. >>> Thanks >>> Michael >> >> >> I don't know about monitoring the SAS5/I however I read some posts on >> one of the lists that was talking about the linux compatibility system >> providing all of the correct interface for the linux version of >> ?megacli? to work on FreeBSD. As the SAS5/I is mpt driver based could >> it not be checked with camcontrol? (Just an idea never tested). >> > > Hi Tom, > thank you for your response. What about monitoring the PERC5/ie ? Does > it work with megarc or any program under FreeBSD ? > Just to clarify that the the following was related to the PERC5/ie and the mfi driver: " I read some posts on one of the lists that was talking about the linux compatibility system providing all of the correct interface for the linux version of megacli/megarc to work on FreeBSD" I think google can answer the rest for you. Tom