Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:31:45 -0400 From: kalin m <kalin@el.net> To: Vince Hoffman <jhary@unsane.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mfi freebsd7 Message-ID: <484482E1.5010207@el.net> In-Reply-To: <48448134.9080808@el.net> References: <4844293F.7020507@el.net> <484438B1.5020202@unsane.co.uk> <484441D8.8050207@el.net> <48445F45.70604@unsane.co.uk> <48448134.9080808@el.net>
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sorry for the double posting.... just to update: i installed also the linux-megamgr same result: Failed to open driver node /dev/megadev0 after linking megadev0 to mfi0 it can not see the version... it gets more and more pathetic by the minute... kalin m wrote: > thanks Vince... i didnt wanted to install the linux base because a > lot of kids will be running some 'cool' boards or blogs that probably > have cool linux holes too. but just for the hell of it and for he > purpose to get to the controller i did. it took a while to find the > Linux_MegaCli_1.01.09.zip. it's not on the freebsd site and not on the > LSI site (anymore) either.. anyway after a lot of rpm downloads and > patching and variable changing and fs mountings i get this: > > # /usr/local/sbin/megacli -adpCount > ERROR:Could not detect controller. > > Controller Count: 0. > > > pretty neat system... > > > now what?! > > > > > Vince Hoffman wrote: >> kalin m wrote: >>> megarc, right... read about it.. here: >>> >>> # megarc -AllAdpInfo help >>> usage : >>> cmd -AllAdpInfo >>> : prints info of all cards >>> >>> >>> ..... ok ..... >>> >>> # megarc -AllAdpInfo >>> >>> >>> ********************************************************************** >>> MEGARC MegaRAID Configuration >>> Utility(FreeBSD)-1.04(03-02-2005) By LSI Logic Corp.,USA >>> >>> ********************************************************************** >>> [Note: For SATA-2, 4 and 6 channel controllers, please specify >>> Ch=0 Id=0..15 for specifying physical drive(Ch=channel, >>> Id=Target)] >>> >>> Type ? as command line arg for help >>> >>> No Adapters Found Error: No MegaRaid Found >>> >>> >>> ?!?!?! does that mean that there is no raid? why then the df >>> output? the machine is supposed to have 4 250gig SAS drives. >>> >> >> Its more likely that megarc doesnt support the newer controllers >> which is a shame. you might have more luck with >> sysutils/linux-megacli since that explicitly mentions LSI MegaRAID >> SAS, I wish they would make the util open source though. Will mean >> you need the linux-base port installed and linux.ko loaded. >> >> A RAID1 config shoudl suit a busy webserver well. >> >> Vicne >> >> >> >>> >>> thanks... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Vince Hoffman wrote: >>>> kalin m wrote: >>>>> hi all... >>>>> >>>>> a hosting facility build a new dedicated server for me and looking >>>>> at the dmesg i see: >>>>> >>>>> mfi0: <LSI MegaSAS 1078> port 0xec00-0xecff mem >>>>> 0xfc480000-0xfc4bffff,0xfc440000-0xfc47ffff irq 16 at device 0.0 >>>>> on pci1 >>>>> mfi0: Megaraid SAS driver Ver 2.00 >>>>> >>>>> for df i get: >>>>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on >>>>> /dev/mfid0s1a 496M 197M 259M 43% / >>>>> devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev >>>>> /dev/mfid0s1e 496M 12K 456M 0% /tmp >>>>> /dev/mfid0s1f 661G 636M 608G 0% /usr >>>>> /dev/mfid0s1d 8.7G 1.4M 8.0G 0% /var >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> i asked for raid1. i cant find too much information about the mfi >>>>> driver. just that it works with freebsd 7. >>>>> >>>> >>>> you might want to look at sysutils/megarc and possibly >>>> sysutils/linux-megamgr so you can more closely monitor/investigate >>>> your array. >>>> >>>> Vince >>>> >>>>> i'll keep looking but - has anybody successfully deployed >>>>> production servers using the LSI MegaSAS 1078 in RAID1 on a very >>>>> busy web server? >>>>> is there any loss in performance using that hardware in RAID1? >>>>> any performance loss in RAID1 at all? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> thanks... >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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