Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 11:17:34 -0700 From: "Vinod Kashyap" <vkashyap@amcc.com> To: Franco Bruno Borghesi <fborghesi@gmail.com>, "Toll Eric" <etoll@vipstructures.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Another BIOS RAID or host based RAID question Message-ID: <IFXETD00.0F5@hadar.amcc.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Franco Bruno > Borghesi > Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:05 AM > To: Toll, Eric > Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Another BIOS RAID or host based RAID question > > > Yes, I am using 3 servers with hardware raid: > > a)3ware 7500 with 4 ATA disks (1 spare) WD 160 GB in RAID 5, > works great. > b)Mylex AcceleRAID 160 with 3 SCSI 8 GB Quantum disks, RAID > 5, works great. > c)3ware 9600s with 4 SATA 150 disks (1 spare) WD 160 GB in > RAID 5. Many > problems, occasional reboots, couldn't get any help from the lists. > Please contact 3ware support if you are experiencing problems. > The 3ware 7500 board comes in severall flavours, you could > try a two channel > model, though the only utility you have is tw_cli, it's > console based, no > alarms. It's also an ATA controller :( > 3ware CLI and 3DM2 (web-based GUI) for 9xxx series controllers also work for 7xxx/8xxx series controllers. > Hope this helps. > > 2005/5/2, Toll, Eric <etoll@vipstructures.com>: > > > > I see the list littered with many unanswered RAID > questions, is anyone > > using > > hardware based RAID with FreeBSD 5.X? If so what exactly do > you have for > > equipment? > > > > Want to get 2 identical 74Gb drives, could be SATA or SCSI, > would like to > > setup > > controller or bios to to the RAID - not software raid. e.g. > create the > > mirror > > set in BIOS then install BSD. > > > > I have purchased *nothing* yet. I'd like an easy to set up > (via BIOS) RAID > > 1 > > set, then install FreeBSD 5.3 onto it, FreeBSD would see > the Raided set of > > disks > > as ONE disk. > > > > The old HP SCSI Raid Controllers would make a very loud > alarm noise when > > the > > RAID array was in trouble, I really want this feature! > > > > Anyone recommend a nice compatible card or board that will > do what I want? > > > > I am grateful for your answers. > > > > Eric > > > > "That is not a puzzle, Grasshopper. It is only something > you do not yet > > understand." -Master Po > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > > " > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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