Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:29:56 +0300 From: Stefan Lambrev <stefan.lambrev@moneybookers.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Management interface for cards powered by the "mfi" driver? Message-ID: <4858E3A4.2000208@moneybookers.com> In-Reply-To: <20080618053605.GA27112@FS.denninger.net> References: <20080508050550.GA76170@FS.denninger.net> <E1Ju2Rt-000MNF-1k@dilbert.ticketswitch.com> <20080617012053.GA82316@FS.denninger.net> <20080618041530.GA81315@FS.denninger.net> <20080618050530.GA75831@citylink.fud.org.nz> <20080618053605.GA27112@FS.denninger.net>
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Karl Denninger wrote: > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:05:31PM -0700, Andrew Thompson wrote: > >> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:15:30PM -0500, Karl Denninger wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 08:20:53PM -0500, Karl Denninger wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 10:30:01AM +0100, Pete French wrote: >>>> >>>>>> I assume SCSI is the best path forward (either SA/SCSI or traditional) but >>>>>> have been out of the loop on the card(s) that work properly for a good long >>>>>> while. >>>>>> >>>>> HP P400 cards are PCI express and SAS - they work very well under FreeBSD. >>>>> I've also used the cheaper E200 and that appears to be fine too, though I >>>>> havent run it for as long as the 400's. >>>>> >>>>> http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/arraycontrollers/smartarrayp400/index.html >>>>> >>>>> -pete. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Following upon my own stuff, I just laid hands on a Quad-Xeon machine with an >>>> Intel SRCSAS18E card in it, and well, the only way I can describe it is "oh >>>> my GOD!" >>>> >>> Ok, another followup! >>> >>> Is there a mangement interface program for the "mfi" driver somewhere? I >>> rooted around in "ports" but didn't find one, nor on the base system. >>> >>> The Linux ones want to talk to the "amr" driver which is the older LSI Logic >>> MegaRAID boards, not the newer ones that the mfi driver talks to. >>> >>> No management tool = el-sucko, because you can't rebuild a failed disk or >>> even shut the alarm on the board off! >>> >> Its sysutils/linux-megacli. >> > > Nope. It builds and installs but doesn't work (already tried this one.) > > Attempting to ask it for the number of boards returns "0". > > This may have something to do with changes made to the device structure(s) > in FreeBSD-7 (I don't have a 6 machine to test on any more) but it > definitely does not function. > It works fine for me on very recent 7-STABLE. megacli -CfgDsply -a0 ============================================================================== Adapter: 0 Product Name: PERC 5/i Integrated Memory: 256MB BBU: Present Serial No: 12345 ============================================================================== -cut- megacli -AdpAllInfo -aALL also works without a problem. 7.0-STABLE-200805 FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE-200805 #0: Sun May 11 11:55:15 UTC 2008 root@driscoll.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 Did you follow all steps from ports/sysutils/linux-megacli/pkg-message ? Though I think there is a small bug in the port (maintainer CCed) It wants compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.12, but I think it should be compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 ? Just for reference I installed it with OVERRIDE_LINUX_BASE_PORT=f8 I think you are confusing mega-cli with megamgr (which is the one that work with amr driver) -- Best Wishes, Stefan Lambrev ICQ# 24134177
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