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Subject: Re: promise TX2 ata raid utilities?
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Sean Ellis schrieb:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm taking care of a computer now with a promise tx2 controller card and
> two 40G hard drives as a raid1 array. The machine is running
> 4.10-PRERELEASE freebsd.
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone knows if there are utilities to monitor the
> 'health' of such a raid array? I'm also wondering if there are any

You can use 'atacontrol status ar0'. Seem man atacontrol for more.

-Mano

> recommendations for a relevant resource about managing the array.
> Something along the lines of the 'what to do in case of disaster' 
> stuff that accompanies the vinum docs,
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Sean