From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 29 14:59:42 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7235F37B405 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:59:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from symbion.srrc.usda.gov (symbion.srrc.usda.gov [199.133.86.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A3B443F85 for ; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:59:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov) Received: from node1.cluster.srrc.usda.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by symbion.srrc.usda.gov (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h3TLxbB9064767; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:59:38 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from glenn@node1.cluster.srrc.usda.gov) Received: (from glenn@localhost)h3TLxb16064744; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:59:37 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from glenn) Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:59:37 -0500 From: Glenn Johnson To: Jim King Message-ID: <20030429215937.GA57979@node1.cluster.srrc.usda.gov> Mail-Followup-To: Jim King , hardware@freebsd.org References: <20030429214629.GA67138@node1.cluster.srrc.usda.gov> <3EAEF3A2.7080303@jimking.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3EAEF3A2.7080303@jimking.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rebuild RAID 10 array X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:59:43 -0000 On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 04:50:26PM -0500, Jim King wrote: > Glenn Johnson wrote: > > >I have a 3ware 7500 RAID controller. I have it set up as a RAID-10. > >One of disks is labeled "incomplete". I deleted that disk to make it > >available and then tried to rebuild the array. It is not clear to > >me whether the array should be rebuilt in the BIOS or after the OS > >loads. One point in the manual says the array rebuild is started in > >the BIOS and proceeds after the OS loads. That specific reference > >was to RAID-5. > > > >Does anyone know if that is the case? If so, can this happen with > >FreeBSD (-current by the way)? I initially thought a rebuild would > >be done with the BIOS but I am not so sure now. Does anyone have any > >experience with this situation? > > > > > The rebuild starts when you kick it off, whether from the BIOS or the > web interface to the 3dm management utility. After you kick it off > it basically doesn't matter what you do - whether you leave the PC > sitting in the 3Ware BIOS or you boot an OS the rebuild will proceed. > You can check the status of the rebuild from 3dm's web interface. Thanks. I have been trying to get 3dm going but I have not had any luck. I installed it via the port and started the service but I can not connect to port 1080. Any clues on that would be much appreciated. -- Glenn Johnson USDA, ARS, SRRC Phone: (504) 286-4252 New Orleans, LA 70124 e-mail: gjohnson@srrc.ars.usda.gov