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Date:      Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:41:37 -0700
From:      Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Is HostRAID supported under FreeBSD???
Message-ID:  <20040922034137.GA18393@parodius.com>
In-Reply-To: <4150F28B.9040908@ThePacific.Net>
References:  <4150A9CB.70600@ThePacific.Net> <20040921163314.D21773@pooker.samsco.org> <4150F28B.9040908@ThePacific.Net>

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Yes, it is supported, however the RAID portion is not.  I'm still
waiting on Soren and crew to get metadata support for the RAID portion
of the ICH5-R -- this RAID controller is purely software-based, it is
not a hardware RAID solution.

In English: the controller will work fine as a standalone SATA
controller, with the RAID option disabled.  We have a couple SuperMicro
5013C-T servers which do this.  You can use FreeBSD software RAID
(ataraid, ccd, or vinum) to accomplish goals instead.

If Soren needs hardware to play with, I can gladly send him a
P4-based motherboard.  RAM and CPU will be his own problem though... :)

-- 
| Jeremy Chadwick                                 jdc at parodius.com |
| Parodius Networking                        http://www.parodius.com/ |
| UNIX Systems Administrator                   Mountain View, CA, USA |
| Making life hard for others since 1977.                             |

On Wed, Sep 22, 2004 at 03:33:31PM +1200, Marcos Biscaysaqu - ThePacific.net wrote:
> Hi There and Scott.
>    Im sorry I put the wrong name,  my HD is intel: Adaptec* ICH5R-S 
> Serial ATA RAID 
> <http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Detail_Desc.asp?agr=N&ProductID=1644&DwnldID=7701>;
> someone knows if this kind of system under Freebsd??
> 
> thanks
> Marcos
> 
> 
> 
> Scott Long wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Marcos Biscaysaqu - ThePacific.net wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>**Hi there.
> >>Im trying to install freebsd 5.2.1 in a Intel machine with 2  Adaptec* 
> >>AIC7901 U320 HostRAID 
> >><http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Detail_Desc.asp?agr=N&ProductID=1644&DwnldID=7706>;
> >>200 Gb. running as a mirror with floppies but the system Can't find the 
> >>Hard Disk as sonner I start with the install
> >>
> >>Is another way to install Freebsd in this kind of HD? Any ideas?
> >>
> >>
> >>Many Thanks
> >>
> >>Marcos Biscaysaqu
> >>ThePacific.net
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >No, HostRAID is not supported.
> >
> >Scott
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> 
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