From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 19 13: 4: 1 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.ibroadcast.net (ns1.ibroadcast.net [216.145.30.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4523A14A09 for ; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:03:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from majid@ibroadcast.net) Received: from darthmaul (darthmaul.ibroadcast.net [216.145.29.142]) by ns1.ibroadcast.net (8.9.3/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA83382; Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:02:55 -0800 (PST) X-Intended-For: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: <020c01bf62c0$7a22d810$8e1d91d8@ibroadcast.net> From: "Majid Almassari" To: "Rocky Lau" , Cc: References: <007901bf6217$f1f50600$601c840a@rocky> Subject: Re: Help about the RAID CARD Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:02:20 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0209_01BF627D.6BC3EEA0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0209_01BF627D.6BC3EEA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here is a reply that I got yesterday that might help you. Thanx to Mike. My original question was: >Does any one know if FreeBSD Release 3.4 supports the Adaptec Ultra2 = =3D >RAID cards Model AAA-133U2. I looked through the Release Notes did not = =3D >see it listed among the Disk Controllers. Advise and suggestions are = =3D >appreciated. It is not supported. Most likely candidates for support are DTP, Mylex = and the AMIMegaRAID. See http://www.freebsd.org/~msmith/RAID for drivers = for STABLE for the Mylex and MegaRAID. Although the drivers are prelim, I = have had good luck with two test boxes on a DAC960PL and an 1428MegaRAID = running RAID 0,1 and 5. Note, there are no management applications yet, so you will have to boot to LINUX or DOS or to the card's BIOS to = adjust/rebuild your RAID sets. ---Mike Mike Tancsa (mdtancsa@sentex.net)=20 Sentex Communications Corp, =20 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada "Given enough time, 100 monkeys on 100 routers=20 could setup a national IP network." (KDW2) --=20 Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP. Systems Administrator iBroadcast, Inc. Phone: (206) 223-5540 Email: majid@ibroadcast.net http://www.ibroadcast.net ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rocky Lau=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 4:55 PM Subject: Help about the RAID CARD Dear sir, I have a RAID Card and I would like to install it to my FreeBSD mail = server. But I got a question about the driver for this RAID Card, I had ask = the maker ( AMI )=20 for the driver but they said they have NO driver for FreeBSD, Do anyone help me please. My card model is AMI MegaRAID=AE Enterprise 1200 (Series 428) Ultra SCSI PCI RAID Controller=20 Thank you very much. Rocky rocky@exasia.net ------=_NextPart_000_0209_01BF627D.6BC3EEA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-2022-jp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Here is a reply that I got yesterday = that might=20 help you. Thanx to Mike.
My original question was:
>Does any one know if FreeBSD = Release 3.4=20 supports the Adaptec Ultra2 =3D
>RAID cards Model AAA-133U2. I = looked=20 through the Release Notes did not =3D
>see it listed among the = Disk=20 Controllers. Advise and suggestions are = =3D
>appreciated.
It is not supported. Most likely candidates for = support are=20 DTP, Mylex and
the AMIMegaRAID.  See http://www.freebsd.org/~msmi= th/RAID=20 for drivers for
STABLE for the Mylex and MegaRAID.  Although the = drivers=20 are prelim, I have
had good luck with two test boxes on a DAC960PL = and an=20 1428MegaRAID running
RAID 0,1 and 5.  Note, there are no = management=20 applications yet, so you
will have to boot to LINUX or DOS or to the = card's=20 BIOS to adjust/rebuild
your RAID sets.

---Mike
Mike = Tancsa =20 (mdtancsa@sentex.net) =
Sentex=20 Communications Corp,  
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
"Given = enough=20 time, 100 monkeys on 100 routers
could setup a national IP network." = (KDW2)
 
 
--
Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP.
Systems = Administrator
iBroadcast,=20 Inc.
Phone: (206) 223-5540
Email: majid@ibroadcast.net
http://www.ibroadcast.net
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Rocky = Lau
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG =
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 = 4:55=20 PM
Subject: Help about the RAID = CARD

Dear sir,
 
I have a RAID Card and I would like to install it = to my=20 FreeBSD mail server.
But I got a question about the driver for this = RAID Card, I=20 had ask the maker ( AMI )
for the driver but they said they have NO driver = for=20 FreeBSD,
Do anyone help me please.
My card model is
AMI=20 MegaRAID=AE Enterprise 1200 (Series = 428)
Ultra=20 SCSI PCI RAID Controller
 
Thank you very much.
 
 
Rocky
rocky@exasia.net
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