Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 17:30:22 -0400 From: tcobb@staff.circle.net To: salyzyn@dpt.com, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, michaelh@cet.co.jp, kirk@bohica.net, lyndon@MessagingDirect.COM, bonnetf@bart.esiee.fr, kwc@world.std.com, horton@cft.net, gambert@cft.net Subject: RE: DPT RAID I2O Card driver Message-ID: <A0CFA284C004D211B7EE0060082F32A41F28C3@FREYA>
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEDF89.B9C04D10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" At Circle Net, we would VERY VERY much like to see a 3.x driver for the new generation DPT RAID cards. We use the older ones, but have a hard time justifying the difference in cost to our customers. In addition, in larger array environments, the older DPT RAIDs just don't cut it. FCAL is something we need right away. Someone tell me what's necessary to get this ported to 3.x and stabilized and I'll see what we can offer to assist. (We've been waiting for Simon Shapiro to complete this for nearly 9 months, I'm very happy to see that someone has stepped forward to do it, and hats-off to DPT for committing personnel to this project!) Sincerely, -Troy Cobb Circle Net, Inc. http://www.circle.net <http://www.circle.net/>; -----Original Message----- From: Mark Salyzyn [mailto:salyzyn_mark@dpt.com] Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 5:08 PM To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG; michaelh@cet.co.jp; kirk@bohica.net; lyndon@MessagingDirect.COM; bonnetf@bart.esiee.fr; kwc@world.std.com; horton@cft.net; gambert@cft.net Subject: DPT RAID I2O Card driver I have a preliminary SCSI driver for the following series of DPT `I2O' controller cards and FreeBSD 2.2.X: PM1554 PM2554 PM3754 PM3755 This driver has passthrough (a CLI based configuration tool runs with it native on FreeBSD 2.2.8 at least). The driver has *no* timeout handling, for example, so it's not full production yet, but it was based on the released BSDi BSD/OS 4.0.1 DPT driver, so it should have some ingrown stability. It handles Ultra 2, Ultra 3, Fibre, dual-port fibre and up to 4 SCSI channel cards. I am interested in people to test the driver and tools, contact me if you currently own the above DPT controller cards and I'll curl up the driver source and tools. If there is anyone interested in porting it to the 3.X or 4.X environments, I must admit there is limited will currently to do that here, thus porting it to the CAM layer in the later OS' would be highly appreciated. Sincerely -- Mark Salyzyn To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEDF89.B9C04D10 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1252" <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>At Circle Net, we would VERY VERY much like to see a 3.x driver for the new</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>generation DPT RAID cards. We use the older ones, but have a hard time</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>justifying the difference in cost to our customers. In addition, in larger array</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>environments, the older DPT RAIDs just don't cut it. FCAL is something</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>we need right away.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>Someone tell me what's necessary to get this ported to 3.x and stabilized and</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>I'll see what we can offer to assist.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>(We've been waiting for Simon Shapiro to complete this for nearly 9 months,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>I'm very happy to see that someone has stepped forward to do it, and hats-off</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>to DPT for committing personnel to this project!)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999>Sincerely,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=828061921-05081999><BR> <P><FONT size=2>-Troy Cobb<BR> Circle Net, Inc.<BR> <A href="http://www.circle.net/" target=_blank>http://www.circle.net</A></FONT>; </P></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mark Salyzyn [mailto:salyzyn_mark@dpt.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 05, 1999 5:08 PM<BR><B>To:</B> freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG; freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG; michaelh@cet.co.jp; kirk@bohica.net; lyndon@MessagingDirect.COM; bonnetf@bart.esiee.fr; kwc@world.std.com; horton@cft.net; gambert@cft.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> DPT RAID I2O Card driver<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <P>I have a preliminary SCSI driver for the following series of DPT</P> <P>`I2O' controller cards and FreeBSD 2.2.X:</P><BR> <P> PM1554</P> <P> PM2554</P> <P> PM3754</P> <P> PM3755</P><BR> <P>This driver has passthrough (a CLI based configuration tool runs</P> <P>with it native on FreeBSD 2.2.8 at least). The driver has *no* timeout</P> <P>handling, for example, so it's not full production yet, but it was based</P> <P>on the released BSDi BSD/OS 4.0.1 DPT driver, so it should have</P> <P>some ingrown stability. It handles Ultra 2, Ultra 3, Fibre, dual-port</P> <P>fibre and up to 4 SCSI channel cards.</P><BR> <P>I am interested in people to test the driver and tools, contact me if</P> <P>you currently own the above DPT controller cards and I'll curl up the</P> <P>driver source and tools.</P><BR> <P>If there is anyone interested in porting it to the 3.X or 4.X environments,</P> <P>I must admit there is limited will currently to do that here, thus porting</P> <P>it to the CAM layer in the later OS' would be highly appreciated.</P><BR> <P>Sincerely -- Mark Salyzyn</P><BR><BR> <P>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01BEDF89.B9C04D10-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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