From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 7 15:30:57 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FFCF16A4CE for ; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:30:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from miramanee.icarz.com (miramanee.icarz.com [207.99.22.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1F4643D1F for ; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:30:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kenm@icarz.com) Received: from kenxp (netb-138.icarz.com [209.123.219.138]) by miramanee.icarz.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id j07FUdja080655; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 10:30:43 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from kenm@icarz.com) Message-ID: <011b01c4f4cd$d97a4b00$8adb7bd1@icarz.com> From: "Ken Menzel" To: "John Von Essen" References: <2a1f01c4f425$c2fc04c0$8adb7bd1@icarz.com> <20050106153735.D24930@beck.quonix.net> Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 10:30:33 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: management apps for U320 RAID controllers on 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: SCSI subsystem List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 15:30:57 -0000 Thanks John, Yes there is /usr/ports/sysutils/aaccli !!! Looks like the 2200S is what I want, thanks! Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Von Essen" To: "Ken Menzel" Cc: Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:53 PM Subject: Re: management apps for U320 RAID controllers on 5.3 > Ken, > > If you want RAID then dont use the 39320, use something like the > 2200S or > 2120S U320 Raid Controllers. The 2200S supports an optional battery > module. Those cards use the new aac driver. The olrder U160 Raid > cards > used the asr, but they the new U320 use the aac. I forget which one > worked > with the raid utilities, but I have a felling its the aac. > > -john > > > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Ken Menzel wrote: > >> Hi, >> We have always used adaptec asr style controllers with asr-utils >> package and scripts written to remotely monitor the raid using the >> command line raidutil program. We are now looking to do this with >> Ultra320 drives and FreeBSD 5.3. Can anyone recommend a controller >> that has or will have U320 support and tools to monitor/manage the >> arrays in FreeBSD 5.x? We have a database application, that >> updates >> often and needs a high speed caching RAID controller. We have used >> RAID 10 in the past. >> >> I was considering an Adaptec 39320A-R, it uses the 'ahd' driver but >> I >> can't seem to find a toolset for managing and monitoring.Will the >> LINUX "Adaptec Storage manager v2.12" RPM run under FreeBSD? What >> is >> the difference between "HostRAID" and "non-HostRAID"?! I am open to >> suggestions, I can't find much info on the Adaptec web site, >> except >> that FreeBSD is not a supported OS. I am also considering one of >> Dell's PERC controllers which I assume would use the aac-cli tool >> set. >> I saw some-one already asked similar questions about IBM serveRAID >> with regards to ZCR, I am not sure it would be wise to assume all >> things to be equal with U320 controllers! >> >> Thanks in advance for any advice on 5.3 and U320 tools! >> >> Ken >> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> Ken Menzel ICQ# 9325188 >> www.icarz.com kenm@icarz.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-scsi >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-scsi-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>