Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:17:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Juri Mianovich <juri_mian@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: quick questions RE: Intel Integrated Server RAID and FreeBSD Message-ID: <457449.75324.qm@web45609.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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(originally posted in freebsd-fs, but on second thought I think this is the appropriate list) Hello, I am considering this motherboard: http://www.intel.com/products/server/motherboards/S5000PSL/S5000PSL-overview.htm The Intel S5000 PSL Server board, with "Intel Integrated Server RAID". I plan on using the onboard raid for a simple boot mirror. I have two quick questions: 1. What chipset/controller is this "Intel Integrated Server RAID" and is it well supported in FreeBSD ? Will sysinstall recognize it ? Is there a CLI tool ofr viewing status once FreeBSD is running ? 2. Is this _real_ hardware raid ? As in, FreeBSD will know _nothing_ about the raid and will simply see one disk (which is a mirror) ? I am seeing discussion that I don't understand about how this is somehow software raid, but If it's all built on the board ... ? Performance isn't a real issue since it is just a boot mirror. I just want to hide the raid layer from the OS and do my raid work (rebuilds, etc.) through the BIOS. Thanks.
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