From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 11 18:42:02 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 0EF9E106566B for ; Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:42:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kalin@el.net) Received: from mail.el.net (mail.el.net [74.1.12.120]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C03A8FC1B for ; Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:42:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kalin@el.net) Received: (qmail 16381 invoked by uid 1008); 11 Mar 2008 18:47:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO kalins-macbook-pro.local) (kalin@el.net@74.1.12.115) by mail.el.net with ESMTPA; 11 Mar 2008 18:47:43 -0000 Message-ID: <47D6D277.40806@el.net> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:41:59 -0400 From: kalin m User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Macintosh/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Tamouh H." References: <47D5E08D.1000203@el.net> <283601c88322$b4ba8af0$6900a8c0@tamouh> In-Reply-To: <283601c88322$b4ba8af0$6900a8c0@tamouh> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RAID 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: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:42:02 -0000 thanks.... i did install the system now on ar0. the dmesg output below didn't change. the df does show only one drive - ar0 - with a few slices... assuming now that i have RAID1 working is there any way to monitor disks individually? or as an array? how can i be sure that the RAID is actually working? or get any stats? i figured the driver for the must be iir. bit from the iir man page ther is not much about monitoring or status... thanks... Tamouh H. wrote: >> hi ... >> >> i have a simple RAID question(s). >> >> this is from the dmesg of a newly installed bsd7: >> >> ad4: 238475MB at ata2-master SATA150 >> ad6: 238475MB at ata3-master SATA150 >> ar0: 238472MB status: READY >> ar0: disk0 READY (master) using ad4 at ata2-master >> ar0: disk1 READY (mirror) using ad6 at ata3-master >> >> from what i understand here is that if at the time of >> installation i install the system on ar0 that means i'd have >> RAID1 made out of ad4 and ad6. >> right? >> is there any configuration to be done? >> how do i know what driver is being used? it says: >> hptrr: HPT RocketRAID controller driver v1.1 (Feb 24 2008 >> 19:59:27) ............................................. >> hptrr: no controller detected.' >> >> >> that's it. thanks. >> >> >> >> >> > > It is saying "ar0: 238472MB status: READY" > > So assume it is onboard Intel RAID. When configuring FBSD setup, just make sure you're selecting the ar0 controller and partition it as you like. That is it! > > Tamouh > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >