Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 22:41:50 +0000 From: Scott Mitchell <scott+lists.freebsd@fishballoon.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: 6.0 on Dell 1850 with PERC4e/DC RAID? Message-ID: <20060105224150.GA991@tuatara.fishballoon.org>
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Hi all, I may be getting a new Dell PE1850 soon, to replace our ancient CVS server (still running 4-STABLE). The new machine will ideally run 6.0 and have a PERC4e/DC RAID card - the one with battery-backed cache. This is listed as supported by amr(4), but I'm wondering how well it actually works in the case of a disk failure. Will the driver tell me that disk has failed (a syslog message would be enough) or will I have to make a daily trip into the server room to check the front panel lights? Presumably it handles hot-swapping a replacement drive OK? I found some posts mentioning some management/monitoring tools for these controllers that were allegedly available from the www.lsilogic.com website, but I can't find anything on there for FreeBSD. Do the Linux tools work? Cheers, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott at fishballoon.org | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon
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