Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:23:48 +0200 From: "J.Molinger" <j.molinger@chello.nl> To: <eric-list-freebsd-scsi@catastrophe.net> Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: RE: IBM x345 + EXP400 Message-ID: <20040812072345.E8E1243D31@mx1.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20040812055138.GK28166@catastrophe.net>
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Keep in mind that the ips driver can give you some trouble in the 5.2.1. branch. The ips.h was wrong, so that the serveraid was not recoqnized. Use the latest 5.2 current and then updated to 5.2.1 release, will keeping the ips drivers from the current source. Also important is that the ips driver doesn't support the scsi pass-through bus. So if you use a tape drive (or LTO / DLTO etc) use the onboard controller (LSI). The ServerRAID 6M is a hell of a card, very fast in RAID 5!!. Uses the latest Xscale processor from intel and has standard 256mb battery-cache onboard. -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: eric-list-freebsd-scsi@catastrophe.net [mailto:eric-list-freebsd-scsi@catastrophe.net] Verzonden: donderdag 12 augustus 2004 7:52 Aan: J.Molinger CC: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Onderwerp: Re: IBM x345 + EXP400 On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 07:45:24 +0200, J.Molinger proclaimed... > I have approx. 8 IBM x345 machines running FreeBSD (5.2.1 release). They > have all a ServeRaid 6M controller because there is also a LTO drive > connected. Works fine no problem. What kind of RAID solution are you having. > We also have the EXP400 (very nice indeed!!). I'm not sure of the exact ServeRaid controller model -- it's probably a 6M or the model right below that (if there is such a thing!). Did you have to do any magic besides what you send in the url? Also, slightly offtopic for this group, but I've seen an x345 dual processor "freeze" after a brand new installation once the console comes up. Going into single-user mode makes things freeze when the prompt for what shell I'd like to use comes up. > I should go for the 5.x Freebsd. 5.3 will be released very shortly. > The ServeRAID cd works. If else you can configure RAID1 through the bios of > the LSI controller. I'll try it in about 12 hours :)
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