From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 16 22:39:13 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFD2916A417 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:39:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fcash@ocis.net) Received: from smtp.sd73.bc.ca (smtp.sd73.bc.ca [142.24.13.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C21E313C457 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:39:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fcash@ocis.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.sd73.bc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C5251A000B2F for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:39:11 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at smtp.sd73.bc.ca Received: from smtp.sd73.bc.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.sd73.bc.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 2uMK7XCLZgBZ for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:39:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from coal (s10.sbo [192.168.0.10]) by smtp.sd73.bc.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84E501A000B26 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:39:04 -0800 (PST) From: Freddie Cash To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:39:03 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <45AD4128.4080903@digitaldaemon.com> In-Reply-To: <45AD4128.4080903@digitaldaemon.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200701161439.03466.fcash@ocis.net> Subject: Re: SATA Raid Controlller replacement card... X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:39:14 -0000 On Tuesday 16 January 2007 01:18 pm, Jan Knepper wrote: > Currently using the SiI 3114 SATA150 controller on the motherboard > (Tyan2885). > 2 *the same* SATA drives are attached, but not running SATA-RAID at the > moment. > > Since I understand that this card does not really provide the RAID > itself (and also does not seem as table as preferred on FreeBSD) I am > wondering/considering obtaining a RAID card that does and possibly > disabling the SiI 314 on the motherboard. Definitely a good idea to go with hardware RAID. Although, for RAID1, you could probably get away with using gmirror on those drives connected to the SiI controller. > However, the question is can that be done without having to reinstall? > (I seem to recall that I can not just move SCSI drives from one > interface to an interface of an other brand). Yes you can. Just swap the drivers, then boot off an install CD and select the Fixit option. That way, you can check the dmesg output to see if/how the drives are named. Then you just mount the / partition and edit the /etc/fstab file with the new names. -- Freddie Cash fcash@ocis.net