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From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>
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Subject: Re: need help choosing a SCSI controller
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John Connett wrote:
> Scott Long wrote:
> 
>> LSI is also talking about releasing FreeBSD-native
>> management apps for their RAID controllers, though it's not clear to
>> me whether they will support the older models.
> 
> 
> Any further information available on these management apps?
> 
> I have an application that runs on a system with an onboard LSI 53C1020A
> with Integrated Mirroring firmware.  This controller can't be used
> because of the lack of a management app able to query the state of the
> two disk mirror and command a rebuild.
> 
> If a suitable managment app was available for either the LSI 53C1020A +
> IME or LSI 53C1020A + MegaRAID SCSI 320-0 (Zero Channel RAID) this would
> be a saving on the cost of an Adaptec 2110S which can be managed using
> raidutil.
> 
> This is for FreeBSD 4.x.
> 

I don't know of any plans to support management with the MPT-Fusion
product line.

Scott