Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:21:24 -0700 From: Amandeep <aman@chamkila.org> To: "D. Goss" <lists@dylangoss.com> Cc: FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> Subject: Re: SCSI RAID management under FreeBSD 5.x Message-ID: <42E7FAD4.90303@chamkila.org> In-Reply-To: <ADDEEE67-388F-4735-90B1-4E14F0248D37@dylangoss.com> References: <234FB55B-4315-4AE0-AED4-C2627B0FBD57@dylangoss.com> <5F971020-DFD0-408D-AD87-61E36FA54C52@shire.net> <ADDEEE67-388F-4735-90B1-4E14F0248D37@dylangoss.com>
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D. Goss wrote: > On Jul 27, 2005, at 1:33 PM, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > >> >> On Jul 27, 2005, at 1:16 PM, D. Goss wrote: >> >> >>> I've done a bit of searching but I haven't found exactly what I'm >>> after. As I understand it there is no way RAID management software >>> for the IBM (Adaptec) ServeRAID cards (5i, specifically) that runs >>> on FreeBSD (5.x). I have also read from the list archives that the >>> Linux management software that exists for the IBM ServeRAID cards >>> will not run under Linux mode in FreeBSD. >>> >> >> What is the Adaptec model for this IBM card? Most of the standard >> Adaptec cards seem to have SW that works. > > > First, apologies, my fingers slipped - the card is a 6i. I have been > unable to locate the Adapec equivalent and I've even seen that some > cards have been made for them by LSI - the chipset on the mobo > (xSeries 345) is from LSI. But in fact the box this card came in has > both the IBM and Adaptec logos so this one is indeed from Adaptec. > > There is a P/N 13N2190 but I can't match it with Adaptec and think > it's an IBM number. > >> It has CLI. Megaraid SCSI 320-2X >> >> http://www.lsilogic.com/downloads/ >> license.do;jsessionid=D77ED5170B5693A7E71E21D60864C02C? >> id=2000&did=8625&pid=2407 >> >> If you unpack the zip file you'll get MegaRC zip file upzip it and >> then do chmod 755 megarc and then run ./megarc ? >> You/all get al ist of comands for managing the RAID. > > > This is great - if indeed i can't get the Adaptec to work, i'll have > to look into the Megaraid (LSI) card. Thank you. > > I'd of course greatly prefer to find something that works with the > card that I own... :) > > d. Adpatec guys has very lil support for BSD's. So doubt it, but anyways good luck.
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