Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 06:51:01 -0700 From: "Bucky Jordan" <bajordan@hubbell-ltg.com> To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Support for PERC4/Ei RAID controller? Message-ID: <s14543a5.010@CRPSPKWANW02-IA.hubbell.com>
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I talked with Dell on this one- basically the Perc4/Ei uses the PCI Express= bus, which apparently causes some issues- it's a completely different setu= p than the Di. So, as an interim solution, we ordered add-in Di cards. Once= support for PCI Express gets a little better, we'll swap to the onboard Pe= rc4/Ei controller to take advantage of the faster bus and additional RAID c= ache. Since the unit supports up to 6 drives, the additional Raid card can = still be put to good use. It seems the only other option at the moment is to run without RAID (which = we're not willing to do). If anyone has any other suggestions, please let m= e know. As a side note for those ordering the new PowerEdge 2850's with the Nocona = processors- I successfully completed a default install of 5.2.1-RELEASE tod= ay on our second box (SCSI only, no RAID). Haven't installed any ports or d= one any configuration yet- if anyone's interested I can post details of wha= t went smoothly. Hope that helps, Bucky ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated
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