From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 20 00:15:23 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A629016A4CE for ; Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:15:23 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80B2B43D3F for ; Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:15:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mac.com (smtpin08-en2 [10.13.10.153]) by smtpout.mac.com (8.12.6/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id j2K0FNi6006731; Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:15:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.6] (pool-68-161-53-96.ny325.east.verizon.net [68.161.53.96]) (authenticated bits=0)j2K0FLgE023925; Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:15:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <5d683828050319160171ca7627@mail.gmail.com> References: <423C90AB.9030105@samsco.org> <200503192219.j2JMJDb6025915@cvs.openbsd.org> <5d683828050319160171ca7627@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <8d1ffb5ad4233d7ca6499fb2c72c38db@mac.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Charles Swiger Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 19:15:20 -0500 To: Jason Crawford X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) cc: misc@openbsd.org cc: freebsd list Subject: Re: Adaptec AAC raid support X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 00:15:23 -0000 On Mar 19, 2005, at 7:01 PM, Jason Crawford wrote: > FreeBSD users.. also watch how Scott claims he is about freedom of > choice, yet proceeded to lock you into only one option for a RAID > card, which would seem to be anti-choice... and being pro-choice would > have pushed for open docs a long time ago. FUD check: FreeBSD works quite well with RAID products from 3ware, Promise, and Highpoint to my direct knowledge, as well as Adaptec's, and I've seen dmesg's on had accounts on systems using Mylex and LSI controllers. I am not as sure about the Qlogic and DPT brands. Things aren't perfect-- I lost a 4-disk * 120GB RAID-10 array on a HPT-370 about a year ago, and was very fortunate to have had good backups, but I can't truly blame FreeBSD's ATA/RAID implementation, since I'd used the HPT BIOS to do the rebuild rather than atacontrol. Next time I'll buy a 3ware or Promise card, though, not use a MB-based HPT controller... -- -Chuck