Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:35:31 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: "Aaron Sonntag" <aaron@sonntag.org> Cc: "Mike Smith" <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI RAID controller support Message-ID: <199912170135.RAA03472@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:52:17 CST." <NDBBIIBNKLIGECBHJANDKEAECKAA.aaron@sonntag.org>
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> Yeah the Dell rep was telling me that the Adaptec controller was an OEM > based on the 7897 chipset. Er. Well, saying the aac-364 is "based on the 7897 chipset" is a bit like saying my car is "based on Michelins". Yes, it does use them, but it's really a complete computer system built around a StrongARM 110. > I am not going to be allowed to run 4.x on this > server. I will be able to run 3.4 when it is on CD later this month. Will > this help? I also did not plan on booting from the RAID controller. I had > planned on doing software mirroring on the SCSI boot drives and the RAID5 on > the hardware controller. Ok. Note that you can't really "software mirror" the boot volume either, unless you're talking about something else I'm not aware of. > Will this allow me to use the Dell/Adaptec > controller at all? I read in some FreeBSD documentation that the 7897 > chipset was supported... but I guess not in a RAID controller? The aic7897 is supported, yes. The Adaptec aac-364 is not. > Based upon > what you said I can at least use the AMI controller with 3.4 if I don't mind > booting off a different controller right? I hate to drag this out but a lot > of money is involved (relatively) and I really only have one shot at this. Not a problem. Yes, the AMI controller is perfectly viable with 3.4, and I've been getting quite a lot of good feedback on it so far. > One more question. Is there any vendor like Dell or SAG that is FreeBSD > friendly? This is always a difficult recommendation to make, simply because anything I say may be taken as endorsement and I don't want people to feel left out. Having said that, I've never had cause to regret recommending both Telenet Systems (www.tesys.com) and ASA Computers (www.asacomputers.com). -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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