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Subject: Re: LSILogic MegaRAID and"camcontrol:cam_lookup_pass:CAMGETPASSTHRU
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Per,

It should be possible, in that anything is possible given enough time 
and resources.

However we use FreeBSD for its stability and security, so we want to use 
well-supported, able to be monitored, and reliable RAID controllers. 
Cost is much less of an issue, as compared to downtime. The MegaRAID 
controllers are unacceptable to us, given these requirements.

Gary

Per Hubinette wrote:
> Hmm, shouldn't it be possible to probe the RAID controller using some
> code from MegaMonitor or some other module. One just need to get some
> information during runtime.
> 
> -Per