Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:29:58 +0100 From: Ian J Hart <ianjhart@ntlworld.com> To: Olaf Greve <ogreve@millennics.com> Cc: "freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org" <freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Howto do SW RAID? Message-ID: <20090703202958.978655ejfxy0r8kk@webmail.private.lan> In-Reply-To: <A4A19BD7-935F-4DAC-8AF8-D57133C4FC88@millennics.com> References: <A4A19BD7-935F-4DAC-8AF8-D57133C4FC88@millennics.com>
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Quoting Olaf Greve <ogreve@millennics.com>: > Hi guys, > > Firstly, thanks to the robustness of FreeBSD-AMD64 it's been many > moons since I last found myself in need of help from the pros. :) > However, such a situation has arissen now. > > Up until two weeks ago I was happily running the AMD64 version on my > primary server and the i386 version on my secondary machine, with > both of them using Adaptec SCSI hardware RAID arrays. All fine but > for a failed disc in my secondary machine. > > Now, it was about time I'd revise the fallback machine anyway, and > last week a server from work was phased out and given to me. :) > Now, unfortunately I have precious little time to wipe the inferior > Debian installation that's currently on it. ;) > > Some questions: > 1-The BIOS lists it as having a Pentium 4 processor that mentions > being EM64T compatible, so I think the AMD64 version should be the > best choice, right? > 2-Unfortunately the drives are not as fancy as my current servers. > It has two SATA 160GB drives, set up in software RAID mode. For now, > I want to set up fbsd in SW RAID mode too (too little time to buy > other drives!). Can anyone explain me briefly how I can set it up? > > Tnx in advance and cheers, > Olafo > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/11/10/FreeBSD_Basics.html -- ian j hart ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
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