Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 00:15:31 +0100 (CET) From: N <niels@bakker.net> To: Dan Swartzendruber <druber@kersur.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RAID solutions? Message-ID: <981217001101.899B-100000@liquid.tpb.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981216180822.11283B-100000@mail.kersur.net>
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>> Like I said, I have 20 disks spread over 4 controllers. Running >> 3.0-CURRENT, so with CAM. The only caveat I encountered was that boot.flp >> doesn't have enough inodes free to create all /dev entries on the ram >> disk, so I had to do the initial install with two of the three external >> SCSI casings disconnected from their respective controllers. > Do you really need 4 controllers? We have two currently (with 10 > disks present). And I have 20, with four controllers. Scales nicely. The most important reason for me for more controllers is SCSI cable length restrictions. >> (Jordan is aware of the problem, but I agree with him that it's not a >> situation many people will find themselves in. It'll probably be fixed >> at the same time when the GENERIC kernel exceeds one floppy...) > Does this cause the excess disks to not be visible? I think I discovered > this myself, albeit with fewer drives than 20... You don't really need them when you install FreeBSD. Of course you will have to run MAKEDEV by hand later on to be able to actually access the drives. -- Niels. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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