Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:04:22 -0500 From: "Corelli, Wayne" <Wayne.Corelli@compaq.com> To: "Waite, Michael" <Michael.Waite@compaq.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Compaq Smart Array 221 on non Compaq servers Message-ID: <212CC57E84B8D111AD780000F84AA049077E05CE@mroexc2.tay.dec.com>
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My understanding is you can use it in a non-Compaq box by installing the software to configure the RAID into NT. You can configure the RAID on a COMPAQ box running Linux/FreeBSD using the Smart start CD. Running FreeBsd on a non-Compaq box the only answer I can thing of is to dual-boot with a small NT boot. Install the RAID software into NT. Configure the RAID in NT. Boot back to FreeBSD and do the disk label etc. there. You should be able to extract the NT RAID software from your Smart start CD. If not go to.... http://www.compaq.com/support/files/server/softpaqs/Rompaq/arrayconfig.html Create the two disk set.....install from the two disk set. You then can configure the RAID from within NT. Wayne PS you may want to look at http://www.compaq.com/support/files/storage/index.html also > ---------- > From: Waite, Michael > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 11:46 AM > To: Corelli, Wayne > Subject: FW: Compaq Smart Array 221 on non Compaq servers > > Wayne, > Your thoughts on this? > > ---Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gediminas Vilutis [mailto:gedas@itpa.lt] > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 10:20 AM > To: Waite, Michael > Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: Compaq Smart Array 221 on non Compaq servers > > > > > On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Waite, Michael wrote: > > > You setup the controller with the configuration utility that came with > the > > controller. > > Basically just boot the system from the cd then configure the RAID. > > Then bring the system back up and the "logical drives" that you made can > be > > accessed by your OS. > > > > -----Mike > > The problem is that i'm trying to use this controller not in ProLiant > server (as i have mentioned, it is Intel LB440GX system with L440GX+ > motherboard). After I try to boot from CD, configuration utility just > says "this system is not supported by this version of SmartStart" and > installation stops. > > So, does this controller work not in ProLiant servers? > > CD version is 4.4, if that can help. > > Gedas > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gediminas Vilutis [mailto:gedas@itpa.lt] > > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 7:38 AM > > To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Compaq Smart Array 221 on non Compaq servers > > > > > > Hi, > > > > We have a problem with Compaq Smart Array 221 controller. We are trying > to > > use it on non-Compaq server (Intel LB440GX 2U server system, with > > Intel L440GX+ motherboard). > > > > The problem we encountered is that we can't setup RAID array. I.e., > > FreeBSD (and Linux) drivers sees controller correctly, but all Compaq > > utilities, that we were able to find, are either NT based (haven't tried > > them yet) or complain that motherboard doesn't support some function > (ecc > > error checking on pci bus or something like that). > > > > So, does anybody know how to setup a RAID array on this controller? Or > is > > that controller dead thing on non-compaq servers? > > > > Thanks, > > Gedas > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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