Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:09:34 +0000 From: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> To: "Mike Jakubik" <mikej@rogers.com> Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No RAID for VT8237? Message-ID: <6.2.0.14.2.20041130110542.03fdced0@gid.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4460.172.16.0.200.1101798279.squirrel@172.16.0.200> References: <4013.172.16.0.200.1101790160.squirrel@172.16.0.200> <41AC1A0D.1020705@speakeasy.net> <4460.172.16.0.200.1101798279.squirrel@172.16.0.200>
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Hi, At 07:04 30/11/2004, Mike Jakubik wrote: >Ash said: > > > Mike, > > > > I'm not sure what the status of RAID on a VT8237 is, but is it possible > > the array(s) is(are) there and you are not noticing them? > >No, there is no ar. Just the individual disks. > > > Most of these lower end PATA/SATA "RAID" controllers are doing their > > work in software. As such you will be able to see (not to mention mount, > > modify, etc...) the physical RAID components in addition to the actual > > array. > >Yes, i understand that. I have many other servers with supported ATA raid. You might try an 'atacontrol create <etc>'. I had a problem where I'd defined RAID1 in the BIOS, but 5.3 wouldn't see it (specifically saw the drives individually but no ar0); after atacontrol create... it all works. Go fig. -- Bob Bishop +44 (0)118 940 1243 rb@gid.co.uk fax +44 (0)118 940 1295
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