From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 3 16:24:00 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5CBB16A4CE for ; Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:24:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from just.puresimplicity.net (just.puresimplicity.net [140.177.207.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31E7E43D55 for ; Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:24:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hemi@puresimplicity.net) Received: from just.puresimplicity.net (localhost.puresimplicity.net [127.0.0.1])j23GNvVk069037 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:23:57 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from hemi@just.puresimplicity.net) Received: (from hemi@localhost) by just.puresimplicity.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j23GNvHE069036; Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:23:57 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from hemi) Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:23:57 -0600 From: Josh Tolbert To: Brian Reichert Message-ID: <20050303162357.GA68937@just.puresimplicity.net> References: <20050302104641.44708.qmail@web54004.mail.yahoo.com> <20050302111457.GB97448@pc5-179.lri.fr> <024601c51f33$eda69e40$0c00a8c0@artem> <57d7100005030221505d8ff1b2@mail.gmail.com> <1bcf5ef9050303011052f49965@mail.gmail.com> <20050303154953.GU90757@numachi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050303154953.GU90757@numachi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: pete wright cc: Artem Kuchin cc: FreeBSD Stable Subject: Re: Need really cheap IDE mirroring PCI controlled for FreebBSD 4.10 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 16:24:00 -0000 On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 10:49:53AM -0500, Brian Reichert wrote: > I've been using a cheapo Promise controller in a RAID 1+0 for years, > literally. > > atapci1@pci0:19:0: class=0x010485 card=0x4d68105a chip=0x6269105a > rev=0x02 > hdr=0x00 > vendor = 'Promise Technology Inc' > device = 'PDC20271 FastTrak TX2000 EIDE controller' > class = mass storage > subclass = RAID > > atapci1: port > 0xe800-0xe80f,0xe400-0xe403,0xe000-0xe007,0xdc00-0xdc03,0xd800-0xd807 mem > 0xd6000000-0xd600ffff irq 11 at device 1 9.0 on pci0 > > ar0: 228881MB [29178/255/63] status: READY subdisks: > 0 READY ad4: 114473MB [232581/16/63] at ata2-master UDMA1 00 > 1 READY ad5: 114473MB [232581/16/63] at ata2-sla > ve UDMA100 > 2 READY ad6: 114473MB [232581/16/63] at ata3-mas > ter UDMA100 > 3 READY ad7: 114473MB [232581/16/63] at ata3-sla > ve UDMA100 I've been running a 3Ware 7000-2 for ages, as well as a Promise FastTrack100 (built in to my Tyan Tiger LE) for years. Both systems have two WD800JB drives in RAID1. I've tested the rebuild functionality of the 3Ware (from the controller's BIOS) but I've never tested the Promise as far as rebuilding the mirror goes. I have yet to try a Highpoint. Thanks, Josh -- Josh Tolbert hemi@puresimplicity.net || http://www.puresimplicity.net/~hemi/ If your sysadmin's not being fascist, you're paying him too much. --Sam Greenfield