From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 13 06:51:06 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEDB816A4CF for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:51:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from hercules.crossthread.com (hercules.crossthread.com [64.56.149.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A08FB43D1D for ; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:51:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from timp@crossthread.com) Received: from crossthread.com (knsdyc@dedalus.crossthread.com [192.168.1.2]) (authenticated)i1DFMDr21841; Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:22:13 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <402CE43A.3080803@crossthread.com> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:50:34 -0700 From: Tim Pushor User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 (Windows/20040207) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Olaf Hoyer References: <402BBA3D.2060006@crossthread.com> <20040213103055.S95049@gaff.hhhr.ision.net> In-Reply-To: <20040213103055.S95049@gaff.hhhr.ision.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Compaq RAID on 4.9-RELEASE? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 14:51:07 -0000 Olaf, Its an ML350. I know they are real cheap, however the alternative is clone based servers, so I'm real happy there is a budget line. Now there is no excuse not to have server class machines. I should have checked the source myself. I see that 4.9-RELEASE uses an older version of ciss.c (1.2.2.9) that doesn't mention the 641 driver, but it is in STABLE. BUT I have gotten bitten in the past with 'supported' equipment not being very well supported. On Compaq servers. So I was hoping for a testimonial. I have used the old Smart Array controllers with good success. As for performance, the 641 should be much faster than the 532. Thanks Olaf! Tim Olaf Hoyer wrote: >On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Tim Pushor wrote: > > > >>Hi all, >> >>We are going to be replacing one of our older systems here with a new >>HP/Compaq server and want to buy a (cheap) supported hardware raid >>adapter. Compaq/HP used to be so easy. >> >>The system we are looking at has either a Compaq 532 or 641 depending on >>the processor speed (!). I see the 532 is supported, any word on the 641? >> >> > >Hi! > >BTW:Which server model do you plan to buy? > >In $FreeBSD: src/sys/dev/ciss/ciss.c,v 1.2.2.13 2003/12/13 07:56:28 ps >Exp $ > >both models appear: > ciss_vendor_data[] = { > { 0x0e11, 0x4070, CISS_BOARD_SA5, "Compaq Smart Array 5300" }, > { 0x0e11, 0x4080, CISS_BOARD_SA5B, "Compaq Smart Array 5i" }, > { 0x0e11, 0x4082, CISS_BOARD_SA5B, "Compaq Smart Array 532" }, > { 0x0e11, 0x4083, CISS_BOARD_SA5B, "HP Smart Array 5312" }, > { 0x0e11, 0x4091, CISS_BOARD_SA5, "HP Smart Array 6i" }, > { 0x0e11, 0x409A, CISS_BOARD_SA5, "HP Smart Array 641" }, > { 0x0e11, 0x409B, CISS_BOARD_SA5, "HP Smart Array 642" }, > { 0x0e11, 0x409C, CISS_BOARD_SA5, "HP Smart Array 6400" }, > { 0x0e11, 0x409D, CISS_BOARD_SA5, "HP Smart Array 6400 EM" }, > > >But I cannot comment on stability fo the models mentioned above... > >I have some boxes here, that use the smartarry 5 and 5iplus with 2003 >Server, and I had some old 360 g1 and g2, the g2 having the SA5 onboard, >and those were rock-solid. > >But with the PCI ones I have no hands-on-experience, but it should be >the same like the onboard ones. Regarding terms of data security, they >are not the fastest, but reliable. > >(OK, could be that 5.2 and GEOM still have some rough edges, I had mine >running 4.8-stable) > >HTH >Olaf > > >