Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:26:55 +0100 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: Traiano Welcome <Traiano.Welcome@mtnbusiness.co.za> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Dell R210 II With PERC H200 Controllers Message-ID: <4F3E2B6F.2060707@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <CB63F1C5.7202%traiano.welcome@mtnbusiness.co.za> References: <CB63F1C5.7202%traiano.welcome@mtnbusiness.co.za>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On 2/17/12 11:02 AM, Traiano Welcome wrote: > Hi Damien > > Additional question: > > > On 17/02/2012 11:14, "Damien Fleuriot" <ml@my.gd> wrote: > >> Sorry top post, posting from phone. >> >> 8.2-stable, 9.0-release, will post a link with a tutorial when I hit my >> desk > > > > A lot of these Dell R210 II's ship with the S300 PERC. Does FreeBSD have > support for this controller as well? > Regarding S300 I'm sorry, I wouldn't be able to tell, all I've been able to test was H200. So, now that I'm at work, a more detailed response regarding Dell r210 with Perc H200 raid controllers. First of all, you're going to need the mps driver which is available in 8-STABLE (8.3-PRERELEASE), 9.0-RELEASE and 9-STABLE. It is *not* available as per the stock 8.2-RELEASE iso image. Second, you're going to need to disable the hardware raid so that your disks actually appear to the OS, then create a software raid on them. This is done by hitting Ctrl+R when asked to, during the machine's boot process. Third, there has been a recent update to mps by Kashyap DESAI as published by Kenneth D. Merry: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2012-January/031358.html The update is available on 8-STABLE and 9-STABLE and it might bring hardware raid support for H200 controllers. Here are 2 links to help you getting started: - my quick drafted procedure: http://my.gd/bsd.htm - which Ollivier Robert greatly improved: http://www.keltia.net/howtos/freebsd-dedibox
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4F3E2B6F.2060707>