Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:16:20 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Gediminas Vilutis <gedas@itpa.lt> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Compaq Smart Array 221 on non Compaq servers Message-ID: <200001150016.QAA02816@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 14 Jan 2000 14:38:26 %2B0200." <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000114142551.3487A-100000@mserv.itpa.lt>
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> 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? Compaq controllers are intended by Compaq to only be used in Compaq servers. Under some circumstances you might get lucky otherwise, but as a general rule you can forget using them in any other system. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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