From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 1 12:04:51 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 6F90A16A4CE for ; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:04:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from proxy.riic.at (www.riic.uni-linz.ac.at [140.78.161.123]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10F5D43D45 for ; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:04:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hueber@riic.at) Received: from hanni.riic.uni-linz.ac.at (hanni.riic.uni-linz.ac.at [140.78.161.78])i81BQA2S007963; Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:26:10 +0200 Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:04:41 +0200 From: Gernot Hueber To: Mitch bitblock Message-ID: <20040901120441.GA31265@hanni.riic.uni-linz.ac.at> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Format=Flowed; DelSp=Yes; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: (from mitch@bitblock.com on Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 10:38:38 +0200) X-Mailer: Balsa 2.0.18 Lines: 91 cc: Josh Paetzel cc: Frode Nordahl cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Performance RAID setup... 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: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:04:51 -0000 On 2004.09.01 10:38, Mitch bitblock wrote: > > > > I had problems with storcon on FreeBSD 5.2.x using SRCU32 and > SRC42L, > > but it works again now under 5.3-BETA, so I guess this was a > unwanted > > ABI change or similar now corrected. > > > > The iir driver is nice and verbose and tells you what is going on > if > > something happens (using dmesg / var/log/messages) > > > > With the new 800Mhz FSB Xeon's around the corner (well released, I > just > can't get one yet) I'm hoping I can take advantage of the faster > hardware... > I wrote an email to the people mentioned in the iir man page asking > for > clarity on the supported hardware etc, and didn't get a response... > The fact > that you are seeing change is a good thing... SOMEONE is doing > something to > the code - does anyone know who? > > If I get the new gear, I could set up remote console access so that > the > appropriate person could work on it... that level of C is well beyond > me, > but I figure providing access to the gear would help - does anyone > know who > to communicate with? > > The new boards SE7520JR2 don't support / aren't certified / > recommended with > some of the older storage controllers... I could use it with an > adaptec - > but that seems like a crime when there such neat offerings from Intel > with > such impressive specs. > > The new board supports "HOSTRAID" - not sure what that is, but > neither > is > anyone at intel support ;-) > > I've seen references to adaptec, but the controllers on board are LSI > Logic - not adaptec. > > The compatibility matrix: > http://www.intel.com/design/servers/buildingblocks/boardsmatrix.htm > > Seems to indicate SRCS16, SCRZCRX, and SRCU42X are compatible > options... > > SRCS16 is a SATA raid controller.... > SRCU42X seems like it's over the top for my needs... the most > expensive > one... > > SRCZCRX seems most appropriate for me. My goal - after discussion and > feedback from the list is to run RAID mirror sets of 10K scsi > drives... so > hardware xor speed isn't important - it's quite a basic setup. > > If I use the old generation boards, the SCRZCR will be appropriate - > but it > doesn't work - except on the beta? So the hope of seeing the SCRZCR > work is > slim eh? For me only storcon does not work, on F5.2 the overall system is running really fine! As well it does on a not so uptodate 4.x system (where storcon works, too - with an older SRCMRU). Gernot > > So - how do I get to the people who can tell me if it's supported? Or > so I > can get them the resources to debug? > > Or should I just stick to a ADAPTEC 2120S or a LSI 3201064KIT > MEGARAID > U320-1? > > Thanks again! > > m/ > > >