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From: Jon Kuster <kwsn@earthlink.net>
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On Sun, 2005-04-03 at 00:18 +0200, Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
> On 2005.04.02 14:58:44 -0700, Jon Kuster wrote:
> 
> > Is anyone successfully using the PERC4ei in a Dell PowerEdge 1850?  I'm
> 
> Yes, I have a PERC 4e/Si (AFAIR it's that controller) in a PowerEdge
> 1850, though the system is currently running 6.0-CURRENT.
> 

Is that the embedded raid controller?  Dell's configuration page simply
calls that the PERC4ei.  I suppose the "S" means single-channel?

> > looking to purchase one, but I haven't been able to figure out if the
> > PERC4ei is supported.  The closest I've been able to find is some info
> > for Linux that says it's based on an LSI megaraid (link below).  So can
> > anyone confirm that the 4ei is supported in 5.3 (or 5.4) or not?
> 
> Dell PERC 4e/Di and Dell PERC 4e/Si are supported, at least in
> 5-STABLE (i.e. in the upcomming 5.4), probably also in 5.3 (I can't
> remember wrt. to 5.3, but I can test tomorrow if you are interested in
> knowing).
> 
> See also:
> 
> http://www.FreeBSD.org/relnotes/5-STABLE/hardware/i386/support.html#DISK
>