From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 29 22:40:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE4EB16A4CF for ; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:40:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail2.numachi.com (mail2.numachi.com [198.175.254.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DAD8D43D41 for ; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:40:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from reichert@numachi.com) Received: (qmail 72739 invoked from network); 29 Sep 2004 22:40:36 -0000 Received: from natto.numachi.com (198.175.254.216) by mail2.numachi.com with SMTP; 29 Sep 2004 22:40:36 -0000 Received: (qmail 66870 invoked by uid 1001); 29 Sep 2004 22:40:35 -0000 Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:40:35 -0400 From: Brian Reichert To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040929224035.GL11445@numachi.com> References: <20040901052054.GV4846@numachi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040901052054.GV4846@numachi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: how 'supported' are 3ware Escalade controllers? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:40:37 -0000 On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 05:20:54AM +0000, Brian Reichert wrote: > I'm speccing a budget RAID fileserver, and stumbled across some > interesting prospects. > [snip] > Can someone explicitly tie these references together? Is the 7506-8 > going to cut it? So - I took the plunge, and have sucessfully spun up a 7506-8 under FreeBSD 5.2.1. # df /dev/twed0s1 Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/twed0s1 1324492798 444478178 774055198 36% /backups Eight drives under RAID5, hurray. I'm now exploring the misc management tools, with middling success, but I'd love some feedback on what other people have successfully gotten to fly: - I've spun up 3dm, but, for the life of me, can't get it to send me email. No errors, just silently doesn't do it. :/ - I've installed the smartmontools-5.22_1 package, but get this sort of diagnostic: # smartctl -a -d 3ware,0 /dev/twe0 smartctl version 5.22 Copyright (C) 2002-3 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Smartctl open device: /dev/twe0 failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device # smartctl -a -d 3ware,0 /dev/da0 smartctl version 5.22 Copyright (C) 2002-3 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ smartmontools 5.22 does not currentlly support TWE devices (3ware Escalade) Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device) A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options. This seems rather contrary to the docs in the package... - This very thread I've replied to implies a 3dm2 out there, but I could find no reference on 3ware's site. Was this something I imagined? I suppose calling 3ware's support would be a next step for me... -- Brian Reichert 37 Crystal Ave. #303 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1713 USA BSD admin/developer at large