From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jun 18 10:30:01 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEE6E1065691 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:30:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com) Received: from blah.sun-fish.com (blah.sun-fish.com [217.18.249.150]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CB208FC29 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:30:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com) Received: by blah.sun-fish.com (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 7401A1B10EDC; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:29:59 +0200 (CEST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.4 (2008-01-01) on malcho.cmotd.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, SARE_OBFU_ALL autolearn=no version=3.2.4 Received: from hater.haters.org (hater.cmotd.com [192.168.3.125]) by blah.sun-fish.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14EA81B10CB6; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:29:57 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <4858E3A4.2000208@moneybookers.com> Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:29:56 +0300 From: Stefan Lambrev User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080616) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <20080508050550.GA76170@FS.denninger.net> <20080617012053.GA82316@FS.denninger.net> <20080618041530.GA81315@FS.denninger.net> <20080618050530.GA75831@citylink.fud.org.nz> <20080618053605.GA27112@FS.denninger.net> In-Reply-To: <20080618053605.GA27112@FS.denninger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1251; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.93, clamav-milter version 0.93 on blah.cmotd.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: Subject: Re: Management interface for cards powered by the "mfi" driver? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:30:01 -0000 Karl Denninger wrote: > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:05:31PM -0700, Andrew Thompson wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:15:30PM -0500, Karl Denninger wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 08:20:53PM -0500, Karl Denninger wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 10:30:01AM +0100, Pete French wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I assume SCSI is the best path forward (either SA/SCSI or traditional) but >>>>>> have been out of the loop on the card(s) that work properly for a good long >>>>>> while. >>>>>> >>>>> HP P400 cards are PCI express and SAS - they work very well under FreeBSD. >>>>> I've also used the cheaper E200 and that appears to be fine too, though I >>>>> havent run it for as long as the 400's. >>>>> >>>>> http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/arraycontrollers/smartarrayp400/index.html >>>>> >>>>> -pete. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Following upon my own stuff, I just laid hands on a Quad-Xeon machine with an >>>> Intel SRCSAS18E card in it, and well, the only way I can describe it is "oh >>>> my GOD!" >>>> >>> Ok, another followup! >>> >>> Is there a mangement interface program for the "mfi" driver somewhere? I >>> rooted around in "ports" but didn't find one, nor on the base system. >>> >>> The Linux ones want to talk to the "amr" driver which is the older LSI Logic >>> MegaRAID boards, not the newer ones that the mfi driver talks to. >>> >>> No management tool = el-sucko, because you can't rebuild a failed disk or >>> even shut the alarm on the board off! >>> >> Its sysutils/linux-megacli. >> > > Nope. It builds and installs but doesn't work (already tried this one.) > > Attempting to ask it for the number of boards returns "0". > > This may have something to do with changes made to the device structure(s) > in FreeBSD-7 (I don't have a 6 machine to test on any more) but it > definitely does not function. > It works fine for me on very recent 7-STABLE. megacli -CfgDsply -a0 ============================================================================== Adapter: 0 Product Name: PERC 5/i Integrated Memory: 256MB BBU: Present Serial No: 12345 ============================================================================== -cut- megacli -AdpAllInfo -aALL also works without a problem. 7.0-STABLE-200805 FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE-200805 #0: Sun May 11 11:55:15 UTC 2008 root@driscoll.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 Did you follow all steps from ports/sysutils/linux-megacli/pkg-message ? Though I think there is a small bug in the port (maintainer CCed) It wants compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.12, but I think it should be compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 ? Just for reference I installed it with OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT=f8 I think you are confusing mega-cli with megamgr (which is the one that work with amr driver) -- Best Wishes, Stefan Lambrev ICQ# 24134177