From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 17 21:22:39 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DCDE16A400 for ; Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:22:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout3.cac.washington.edu (mxout3.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.166]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C96713C4A6 for ; Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:22:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.7] (may be forged)) by mxout3.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l1HLMcuD014700 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:22:39 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.41] (c-67-187-172-183.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.187.172.183]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW06.09) with ESMTP id l1HLMZ5b001764 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:22:38 -0800 Message-ID: <45D77216.40308@u.washington.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:22:30 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070122) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.0.289146, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2007.2.17.131434 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: gvinum with RAID capable SATA card X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:22:39 -0000 Hello, Motherboards usually don't support more than 2 SATA ports, and since SATA is 1:1, I have to invest in a SATA RAID card to get RAID-5 support. After reading the handbook a bit I came across chapter 19, which goes into some detail about why and how to the configure one's disks in a software RAID with gvinum. However, I'm not sure what mode (if one exists) that I could put a RAID card in to make the OS see single disks. So I guess my point is, can I turn off RAID functionality on the card and make the disks into single, separated disks available via the disk controller, or is that impossible with a RAID card? I think the problem lies with my (limited) knowledge of RAID. TIA, -Garrett