Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:08:53 -0500 From: Lanny Baron <lnb@freebsdsystems.com> To: Claude Khalil <c.khalil@webmatique.ca> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel S5000PAL with RAID problems Message-ID: <45D47785.5020806@freebsdsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <45CB3C43.8060606@webmatique.ca> References: <45CB3C43.8060606@webmatique.ca>
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Hi Claude, Perhaps you should have called us first and we would have saved you a BIG headache. The onboard RAID is only supported for Red Hat and Windows and perhaps a couple of other name brand Linux distros. Regards, ___________________________________________________ Lanny Baron Freedom Technologies Corporation Toll Free: 1.877.963.1900 High Performance Servers and RAID Storage Systems http://www.FreeBSDsystems.COM ___________________________________________________ Claude Khalil wrote: > Hello, > > I have seeked help from the newsgroup but since this is a real hardware > problem, I hope that you can assist... > > We have purchased an Intel server (board + chassis) > SR1500ALSAS (the board is S5000PAL) > http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/s5000pal/sb/CS-022639.htm > > The Intel RAID controller was configured from the vendor for 2 SATA HD > in RAID1. But FreeBSD 6.2 do not see the logical drive but both HD... > > Intel support RedHat and Suse... I am NOT looking for a complete > solution with OS/RAID communication but a basic RAID mirror on both > disks. I can manage lack of disk status. > > Hoping for a driver support in 6.3 seems like a nightmare. Is there a > way? What do you suggest? It seems I have a useless server or that I > will have to settle for a software mirror... > > Thank you for your help! > -- > Claude > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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