Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:02:20 -0800 From: "Majid Almassari" <majid@ibroadcast.net> To: "Rocky Lau" <rocky@exasia.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: <mdtancsa@sentex.net> Subject: Re: Help about the RAID CARD Message-ID: <020c01bf62c0$7a22d810$8e1d91d8@ibroadcast.net> References: <007901bf6217$f1f50600$601c840a@rocky>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0209_01BF627D.6BC3EEA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here is a reply that I got yesterday that might help you. Thanx to Mike. My original question was: >Does any one know if FreeBSD Release 3.4 supports the Adaptec Ultra2 = =3D >RAID cards Model AAA-133U2. I looked through the Release Notes did not = =3D >see it listed among the Disk Controllers. Advise and suggestions are = =3D >appreciated. It is not supported. Most likely candidates for support are DTP, Mylex = and the AMIMegaRAID. See http://www.freebsd.org/~msmith/RAID for drivers = for STABLE for the Mylex and MegaRAID. Although the drivers are prelim, I = have had good luck with two test boxes on a DAC960PL and an 1428MegaRAID = running RAID 0,1 and 5. Note, there are no management applications yet, so you will have to boot to LINUX or DOS or to the card's BIOS to = adjust/rebuild your RAID sets. ---Mike Mike Tancsa (mdtancsa@sentex.net)=20 Sentex Communications Corp, =20 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada "Given enough time, 100 monkeys on 100 routers=20 could setup a national IP network." (KDW2) --=20 Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP. Systems Administrator iBroadcast, Inc. Phone: (206) 223-5540 Email: majid@ibroadcast.net http://www.ibroadcast.net ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rocky Lau=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 4:55 PM Subject: Help about the RAID CARD Dear sir, I have a RAID Card and I would like to install it to my FreeBSD mail = server. But I got a question about the driver for this RAID Card, I had ask = the maker ( AMI )=20 for the driver but they said they have NO driver for FreeBSD, Do anyone help me please. My card model is AMI MegaRAID=AE Enterprise 1200 (Series 428) Ultra SCSI PCI RAID Controller=20 Thank you very much. Rocky rocky@exasia.net ------=_NextPart_000_0209_01BF627D.6BC3EEA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here is a reply that I got yesterday = that might=20 help you. Thanx to Mike.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My original question was:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>Does any one know if FreeBSD = Release 3.4=20 supports the Adaptec Ultra2 =3D<BR>>RAID cards Model AAA-133U2. I = looked=20 through the Release Notes did not =3D<BR>>see it listed among the = Disk=20 Controllers. Advise and suggestions are = =3D<BR>>appreciated.<BR></FONT><FONT=20 face=3DArial size=3D2>It is not supported. Most likely candidates for = support are=20 DTP, Mylex and<BR>the AMIMegaRAID. See <A=20 href=3D"http://www.freebsd.org/~msmith/RAID">http://www.freebsd.org/~msmi= th/RAID</A>=20 for drivers for<BR>STABLE for the Mylex and MegaRAID. Although the = drivers=20 are prelim, I have<BR>had good luck with two test boxes on a DAC960PL = and an=20 1428MegaRAID running<BR>RAID 0,1 and 5. Note, there are no = management=20 applications yet, so you<BR>will have to boot to LINUX or DOS or to the = card's=20 BIOS to adjust/rebuild<BR>your RAID sets.<BR><BR>---Mike<BR>Mike = Tancsa =20 (<A href=3D"mailto:mdtancsa@sentex.net">mdtancsa@sentex.net</A>) = <BR>Sentex=20 Communications Corp, <BR>Waterloo, Ontario, Canada<BR>"Given = enough=20 time, 100 monkeys on 100 routers <BR>could setup a national IP network." = (KDW2)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-- <BR>Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP.<BR>Systems = Administrator<BR>iBroadcast,=20 Inc.<BR>Phone: (206) 223-5540<BR>Email: <A=20 href=3D"mailto:majid@ibroadcast.net">majid@ibroadcast.net</A><BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.ibroadcast.net">http://www.ibroadcast.net</A><BR></DIV= > <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:rocky@exasia.net" title=3Drocky@exasia.net>Rocky = Lau</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG"=20 = title=3Dfreebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 18, 2000 = 4:55=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Help about the RAID = CARD</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Dear sir,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have a RAID Card and I would like to install it = to my=20 FreeBSD mail server.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>But I got a question about the driver for this = RAID Card, I=20 had ask the maker ( AMI ) </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>for the driver but they said they have NO driver = for=20 FreeBSD,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Do anyone help me please.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>My card model is</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" size=3D3><B>AMI=20 MegaRAID<SUP>=AE</SUP> Enterprise 1200</B> <FONT size=3D1>(Series = 428)<BR>Ultra=20 SCSI PCI RAID Controller </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thank you very much.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rocky</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT = size=3D2>rocky@exasia.net</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0209_01BF627D.6BC3EEA0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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