From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 4 21:21: 5 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx.emailqueue.net (mx0.emailqueue.net [209.240.140.250]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D58A1505E for ; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 21:20:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bs@cyalchemy.com) Received: from mx0.emailqueue.net (209.75.4.19) by mx.emailqueue.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA54735 for ; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 21:20:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bs@cyalchemy.com) Received: from ben ([63.70.222.240]) by mx0.emailqueue.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA42692 for ; Thu, 4 Nov 1999 21:20:27 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <4.2.2.19991104221923.00a93770@mail.cyalchemy.com> X-Sender: bs@mail.cyalchemy.com (Unverified) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.2 Date: Thu, 04 Nov 1999 22:19:31 -0700 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Dennis Ho Kai Keung (by way of Ben Schumacher ) Subject: Re: Cannot Install FreeBSD on my new server Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi Ben, >From the Q&A of FreeBSD homepage, I've found the following articles: -- Begin quote -- Q: When installing on an Dell Poweredge XE, Dell proprietary RAID controller DSA (Dell SCSI Array) isn't recognized. A: Configure DSA to use AHA-1540 emulation using EISA configuration utility. After that FreeBSD detects DSA as Adaptec AHA-1540 SCSI controller, with irq 11 and port 340. Under emulation mode system will use DSA RAID disks, but you cannot use DSA specific features such as watching RAID health. -- End quote -- Since the above claims that Dell proprietary RAID controller can be used in FreeBSD (by some trickies :P), I would like to know whether my PERC controller can do the similar way. My boss is now scolding at me and I will sooner be dead if I can't fix this problem. Lots of thanks. -- Dennis Ho Kai Keung System Administrator HKSITE Ben Schumacher wrote: > > Dennis- > > From what I understand (and somebody correct me if I'm wrong), Dell's PERC > controllers are not currently supported by FreeBSD. You can use vinum if > you're looking to do a RAID, solution, or if you're willing to invest in > more hardware, you'd have to purchase a controller support by FreeBSD, > currently DPT, and a few others. > > Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I was looking at doing the same thing, > but after finding out that the PERC controllers are not supported, I > decided to go ahead and get a Dell server and went with vinum, a solution > which I have been very happy with. > > Hope this helps, > - Ben Schumacher > At 10:45 AM 11/5/99 +0800, you wrote: > >Dear sir, > > > >Recently our company bought a Dell PowerEdge 2300 server with Adaptec > >AIC-7890 SCSI controllers and Dell PowerEdge Expendable RAID controller. > >When I try to install FreeBSD 3.3 into the server, it prompts that "No > >Disk Found". > > > >Would you please tell me whether FreeBSD support this configuration? > >If so, how can I install FreeBSD into it? > > > >It is urgent and I would be happy to receive your prompt reply soon. > >-- > >Dennis Ho Kai Keung > >System Administrator > >HKSITE > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message