From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 29 18:18:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E95116A4CE for ; Sat, 29 May 2004 18:18:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mordrede.visionsix.net (mordrede.visionsix.net [206.113.65.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C94A543D54 for ; Sat, 29 May 2004 18:18:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from lists@visionsix.com) Received: from vsis169 (unverified [206.113.65.14]) by mordrede.visionsix.net for ; Sat, 29 May 2004 12:12:21 -0500 Message-ID: <005c01c445a0$1a406c10$df0a0a0a@visionsix.net> From: "Lewis Watson" To: References: <1085834214.25014.7.camel@tessa> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 12:12:20 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Subject: Re: raid backup X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 01:18:45 -0000 > just want to say that I use the promise tx2/2000 raid controllers with > no problems at all.. > I use them on several hosts with ide disks and for redundancy, or > mirroring. > bottom line for me is, if one disks fails the system needs to keep on > going, and they do.. > I made a little script which sends me an email when the array isn't > status READY anymore.. > > in 2.5 years this only once happened with an server at the office, > replaced the disk in the weekend when I had the time. this is all good > enough for me.. ;-) > > just my 0,02 > -Erik. > Hi Eric, I've had a great deal of success as well with the TX2000. I would like to ask if you would share your script for watching the TX2000 status? Thanks, Lewis