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Date:      Thu, 23 Mar 2000 13:53:07 -0800
From:      Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>
To:        Jim Dixon <jdd@vbc.net>
Cc:        Alan Hodgson <ahodgson@simkin.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Hardware Raid controllers
Message-ID:  <20000323135307.L95709@PacHell.TelcoSucks.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003231920550.56520-100000@matthew.uk1.vbc.net>; from jdd@vbc.net on Thu, Mar 23, 2000 at 07:22:00PM %2B0000
References:  <20000323093640.E9661@simkin.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003231920550.56520-100000@matthew.uk1.vbc.net>

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On Thu, Mar 23, 2000 at 07:22:00PM +0000, Jim Dixon wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Alan Hodgson wrote:
> 
> > > It seems to me that the only usable raid controller for FreeBSD is the DPT series, and thoose who are supported are totally
> > > outdated.
> > 
> > Recent Mylex controllers are supported.  I have a 3.4 system running on an
> > AcceleRaid 250 which seems fine (been up for 6 weeks or so since I built it).
> > 
> > 4.0's supposed to be able to boot off those controllers, though I haven't
> > tried it.
> 
> Do you have to have a Windows slice to configure the Mylex controller,
> or can it be configured from FreeBSD?

All moderns Mylex, like the AcceleRaid have their config software in the
bios. You do not need a Dos partition. Older controllers, the config
software fits on one floppy and you can boot the floppy to do the
config.

> 
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Regards, Ulf.

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