Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:43:14 -0400 From: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> To: Achim Patzner <ap@bnc.net> Cc: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How to blink a sas drive light? Message-ID: <CAKYr3zyhXpt%2BfpTa_A2DZqW_nXq-mfxkU3L9CULtxd-uXfdaNw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ximss-6991508@bnc.net> References: <CAKYr3zxV%2BSN6u9T3G4pDHDAa0yeKciDRMDjJ7N6kor-Rbg=CUw@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BtpaK2TCKQipFQRR=R4k_DYsH4PujSnr_d3OrnMb_iU%2B5HzUQ@mail.gmail.com> <ximss-6991508@bnc.net>
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On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 8:34 PM, Achim Patzner <ap@bnc.net> wrote: > On Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:21:23 -0500 > Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Otherwise wiring down cam devices in such a big array would be useful for >> situations like this. >> > > I'd rather think GEOM labelling and letting nature take its course is the > best invention since sliced bread if you're dealing with more than two > drives (you might try fighting the squid salad you're facing with 24 > unmarked SAS lines coming out of some port extender or trying to remember > which drawer was connected to which link). And with a large number of > drives investing some money in a controller that will help you getting > things done (usually made by LSI these days) wouldn't be a mistake, either > (also considering the tools that are available). And as Alan Somers already > mentioned, there are those sg3 utils (http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_** > utils.html <http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html>), too. > > > its got dual LSI controllers in it, on a enclosure, its a high end storage unit.... > Achim >
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