Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 14:37:18 +1000 From: "Alex Helbig" <ahelbig@rlc.qld.edu.au> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: boji.t.kannanthanam@intel.com Subject: Thoughts on Ultra 320 RAID Adapters Message-ID: <sece322b.048@mailbox.rlc.qld.edu.au>
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Hi: I am building a development box which must be able to run FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE, Windows 2000 Server and Netware 6.0. Hopefully it will also be able to run FreeBSD 5.0. I don't ask for much do I ;-) The box is based on an Intel SE7500WV2 motherboard in an Intel SR2300 chassis. I orginally configured this box with an Adaptec 2120S raid adapter. I have been able to get this combination to work with all of the above OS's except Netware 6.0. The driver suplied by Adaptec will not work, and at this stage Adaptec have not been able to resolve the problem. In the short term I need to be able to progress with the project and therefore am looking for suggestions regarding an alternative Ultra 320 Raid adapter. My reseller has suggested I use the Intel® RAID Controller SRCU42L to keep the solution all intel - but I can find no reference to this adadpter (good or bad) on FreeBSD Questions. Has anyone had experience with this adapter under FreeBSD? If so, has this been good, bad or otherwise? Would someone be able to suggest an appropriate RAID adapter for my needs? I am interested in knowing what adapters you have had good levels of success with under FreeBSD 4.8 (and maybe 5.0). I will take my chances that I would not be so unlucky as to pick two different raid cards that both have broken Netware drivers. Thanks for any help/advice you can provide. Also please reply direct to my email address ahelbig@rlc.qld.edu.au, as I am not subscribed to this list. Best Regards Alex Helbig. ------------------------------------------------- Alex Helbig Head of IT Services Redeemer Lutheran College 745 Rochedale Rd Rochedale Q 4123 Australia Ph: +61 7 3341 4555 Fax: +61 7 3341 9143
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