Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 11:33:29 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Eddie <eddie@eaznet.com>, Administrator <root@seidata.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RAID 5 Message-ID: <19981219113329.P486@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <367AEE9F.16FA1555@eaznet.com>; from Eddie on Fri, Dec 18, 1998 at 05:09:03PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812181818050.20910-100000@ns1.seidata.com> <367AEE9F.16FA1555@eaznet.com>
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[Format recovered at freebie.lemis.com] On Friday, 18 December 1998 at 17:09:03 -0700, Eddie wrote: > Administrator wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm wanting to setup a centralized Raid 5 disk array... I would like to >> use something along the lines of the Mylex 960SXI. >> >> I'm new to RAID setups as a whole, so I need some info as to what parts >> are needed, what goes where, etc. >> >> Has anyone configured a system with the 960SXI that would be willing to >> give me some detailed info on installation, etc.? It would be much >> appreciated. >> >> I would like to have a 960SXI (or better, per reccomendation) with a >> single drive array (7 drives, for now). I'm obviously going to need the >> drive chassis, drives, cabling, and Mylex controller... but would >> appreciate more specifics as well as cautions/warnings. >> > To the best of my knowledge, Mylex controllers are not supported, only DPT. > The first thing I'd do is check out DPT's web site. They also have a > knowledgable tech support staff. You might want to send them an e-mail to > see what they suggest. Check out http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~md/ida/, which describes a Compaq RAID controller which has apparently been working for years without anybody finding out about it. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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