From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 21 9: 9:43 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from apollo.retec.net (apollo.retec.net [207.99.22.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29BDB37B479 for ; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 09:09:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from newken (dhcp100.retec.net [207.99.22.100]) by apollo.retec.net (8.9.3/8.9.0) with SMTP id MAA14790; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 12:03:09 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <058401c053dd$c96b3ca0$641663cf@icarz.com> From: "Ken Menzel" To: , References: <200011201441.JAA24184@www-dc-14.digiserve.com> Subject: Re: Bootable RAID Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 12:09:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi Colin, We use the DPT Smartraid VI, Which BTW is now an Adaptec something or other, and the raid array boots just like any normal disk. The RAID array appears to the kernel as a normal SCSI disk. My last install with 4.1.1, I just created the array, then booted from the CDROM and installed. Quick and easy. Ken ----------------------------------------------------- Ken Menzel ICQ# 9325188 www.icarz.com kenm@icarz.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin O'Brien" To: Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 12:40 PM Subject: Bootable RAID > I notice that the recent iterations of FreeBSD (4.1.1, 4.2 RC1) include support > for newer (read, available and affordable, plus Ultra 160 and therefore > consistent with hard drives that are available) RAID controllers such as Adaptec > 2100S, DPT SmartRaid VI and Mylex AcceleRAID 170. > > I cannot find any mention if you can boot from these controllers? > > If this is not supported, is this a case of 'not yet', or is there some > technical reasons why they will never be able to support booting in FreeBSD? > > Thanks in advance for your help > Colin > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message