From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 1 15:43:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6C9D16A403 for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:43:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from todora@scorec.rpi.edu) Received: from janeway.scorec.rpi.edu (mail.scorec.rpi.edu [128.113.131.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD81443CA5 for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:43:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from todora@scorec.rpi.edu) Received: from janeway.scorec.rpi.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by janeway.scorec.rpi.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id A31BAC840A for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:43:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from picard.scorec.rpi.edu (picard.scorec.rpi.edu [128.113.131.145]) (using SSLv3 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by janeway.scorec.rpi.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97D86C8013 for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:43:31 -0500 (EST) From: Adam Todorski To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:43:31 -0500 Message-Id: <1164987811.30801.29.camel@picard.scorec.rpi.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 (2.0.2-27) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Subject: Dell PERC5/e RAID controller in 2950 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:43:32 -0000 Hello I see that this topic was discussed back in October but my specific question was not answered in that exchange. My question is: I am considering a Dell 2950 with the PERC5/e SAS RAID controller attached to their MD1000 SAS JBOD product and I would like to run 6.2- RELEASE on it (when it comes out). Has anyone had any experience with this hardware scenario with FreeBSD? Is the PERC5/e controller supported? How well does it work with FreeBSD? My research on this topic has not lead to a conclusion one way or another, as the man page for the mfi(4) driver indicates that the PARC5/i (the internal controller in the 2950 that I will have the OS live on) is supported and that the LSI 8480E is supported (which I've heard that the PERC5/e is based on) but not the PERC5/e explicitly. Any insight would be much appreciated! Adam -- Adam Todorski Sr System Administrator Scientific Computation Research Center Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY USA Office: (518) 276-8376 Fax: (518) 276-4886