Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:46:37 -0600 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Mike Brown <jmb287@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.1 can't find SAS drives on Dell PE 1955 Message-ID: <454915BD.4000502@centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <1a85d2430611011326k15a464a3o8df670cf8a1c5d84@mail.gmail.com> References: <1a85d2430611011239i66d4afb6l6797dd9558e60d0c@mail.gmail.com> <45490FF9.6030303@centtech.com> <1a85d2430611011326k15a464a3o8df670cf8a1c5d84@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/01/06 15:26, Mike Brown wrote: > Hi Eric, thanks for the reply > > Not sure what controller I'm running. I don't see it on boot up BIOS > messages. > From what I gather its a RAID controller, both drives are mirrored via > the system. > > I tried 6.2-PRE this morning, it also did not see the drives. > > How do I tell what controller is on the system ? It should tell you on boot - something like 'PERC 5i' or PERC something (maybe 'PowerEdge RAID Controller'). We have a 1950 that works ok under recent 6.2-* > The drives are 73Gig 10K RPM SAS micro drives > > > On 01/11/06, *Eric Anderson* <anderson@centtech.com > <mailto:anderson@centtech.com>> wrote: > > On 11/01/06 14:39, Mike Brown wrote: > > When trying to install FB-6.1 from the ISO's on a Dell PE 1955 > Blade, it > > will not see the SAS drives. > > > > Any thoughts of wisdom > > > > Thanks in advance > > Which controller are you using, and is there a RAID set up or are you > passing the drives through to FreeBSD? Also, you might want to try > 6.2-PRERELEASE. > > Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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