From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 2 23:23:17 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78F151065678 for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2008 23:23:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kalin@el.net) Received: from mail.el.net (mail.el.net [64.81.218.253]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3417D8FC1A for ; Mon, 2 Jun 2008 23:23:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kalin@el.net) Received: (qmail 29327 invoked by uid 1008); 3 Jun 2008 00:24:36 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kalins-macbook-pro.local) (kalin@el.net@74.1.12.115) by mail.el.net with ESMTPA; 3 Jun 2008 00:24:36 -0000 Message-ID: <484480E3.1020104@el.net> Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:23:15 -0400 From: kalin m User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Macintosh/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Vince Hoffman References: <4844293F.7020507@el.net> <484438B1.5020202@unsane.co.uk> <484441D8.8050207@el.net> <48445F45.70604@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <48445F45.70604@unsane.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mfi freebsd7 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:23:17 -0000 thanks Vince... i didnt wanted to install the linux base because a lot of kids will be running some 'cool' boards or blogs that probably have cool linux holes too. but just for the hell of it and for he purpose to get to the controller i did. it took a while to find the Linux_MegaCli_1.01.09.zip. it's not on the freebsd site and not on the LSI site (anymore) either.. anyway after a lot of rpm downloads and patching and variable changing and fs mountings i get this: # /usr/local/sbin/megacli -adpCount ERROR:Could not detect controller. Controller Count: 0. pretty neat system... now what?! Vince Hoffman wrote: > kalin m wrote: >> megarc, right... read about it.. here: >> >> # megarc -AllAdpInfo help >> usage : >> cmd -AllAdpInfo >> : prints info of all cards >> >> >> ..... ok ..... >> >> # megarc -AllAdpInfo >> >> >> ********************************************************************** >> 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 >> >> >> ?!?!?! does that mean that there is no raid? why then the df >> output? the machine is supposed to have 4 250gig SAS drives. >> > > Its more likely that megarc doesnt support the newer controllers which > is a shame. you might have more luck with sysutils/linux-megacli since > that explicitly mentions LSI MegaRAID SAS, I wish they would make the > util open source though. Will mean you need the linux-base port > installed and linux.ko loaded. > > A RAID1 config shoudl suit a busy webserver well. > > Vicne > > > >> >> thanks... >> >> >> >> >> >> Vince Hoffman wrote: >>> kalin m wrote: >>>> hi all... >>>> >>>> a hosting facility build a new dedicated server for me and looking >>>> at the dmesg i see: >>>> >>>> mfi0: port 0xec00-0xecff mem >>>> 0xfc480000-0xfc4bffff,0xfc440000-0xfc47ffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on >>>> pci1 >>>> mfi0: Megaraid SAS driver Ver 2.00 >>>> >>>> for df i get: >>>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on >>>> /dev/mfid0s1a 496M 197M 259M 43% / >>>> devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev >>>> /dev/mfid0s1e 496M 12K 456M 0% /tmp >>>> /dev/mfid0s1f 661G 636M 608G 0% /usr >>>> /dev/mfid0s1d 8.7G 1.4M 8.0G 0% /var >>>> >>>> >>>> i asked for raid1. i cant find too much information about the mfi >>>> driver. just that it works with freebsd 7. >>>> >>> >>> you might want to look at sysutils/megarc and possibly >>> sysutils/linux-megamgr so you can more closely monitor/investigate >>> your array. >>> >>> Vince >>> >>>> i'll keep looking but - has anybody successfully deployed >>>> production servers using the LSI MegaSAS 1078 in RAID1 on a very >>>> busy web server? >>>> is there any loss in performance using that hardware in RAID1? >>>> any performance loss in RAID1 at all? >>>> >>>> >>>> thanks... >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"