Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:19:32 +0200 (EET) From: Gediminas Vilutis <gedas@itpa.lt> To: "Waite, Michael" <Michael.Waite@compaq.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Compaq Smart Array 221 on non Compaq servers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000114171421.4334A-100000@mserv.itpa.lt> In-Reply-To: <212CC57E84B8D111AD780000F84AA04906963F27@mroexc2.tay.dec.com>
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2000, Waite, Michael wrote: > You setup the controller with the configuration utility that came with the > controller. > Basically just boot the system from the cd then configure the RAID. > Then bring the system back up and the "logical drives" that you made can be > accessed by your OS. > > -----Mike The problem is that i'm trying to use this controller not in ProLiant server (as i have mentioned, it is Intel LB440GX system with L440GX+ motherboard). After I try to boot from CD, configuration utility just says "this system is not supported by this version of SmartStart" and installation stops. So, does this controller work not in ProLiant servers? CD version is 4.4, if that can help. Gedas > -----Original Message----- > From: Gediminas Vilutis [mailto:gedas@itpa.lt] > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 7:38 AM > To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Compaq Smart Array 221 on non Compaq servers > > > Hi, > > We have a problem with Compaq Smart Array 221 controller. We are trying to > use it on non-Compaq server (Intel LB440GX 2U server system, with > Intel L440GX+ motherboard). > > The problem we encountered is that we can't setup RAID array. I.e., > FreeBSD (and Linux) drivers sees controller correctly, but all Compaq > utilities, that we were able to find, are either NT based (haven't tried > them yet) or complain that motherboard doesn't support some function (ecc > error checking on pci bus or something like that). > > So, does anybody know how to setup a RAID array on this controller? Or is > that controller dead thing on non-compaq servers? > > Thanks, > Gedas > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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