Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 21:39:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Tim Kellers <timothyk@server1.wallnet.com> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PERC 3 Dell 2500 and FreeBSD 4.3 stable Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.96.1010801213129.24755B-100000@server1.wallnet.com> In-Reply-To: <200107310807.f6V87kd01790@mass.dis.org>
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Thanks to everyone for their input. This morning I was able to configure the RAID 5 logical drive 3 x 36 gig drives for a 72 gig logical drive --67 gig and change actually, the hd overhead chewed up > 4 gig. The boot disks from the 7/21/01 snapshot from releng4.freebsd.org worked like a charm and, after cvsupping the sources (I know, a somewhat hazardous procedure in a code freeze), I was able to compile an SMP kernel that supported both the machine's processors. I installed and ran the dnetc client just so I could watch the CPU's switch back in forth in a top screen. :-) FreeBSD on this machine makes for one snappy server. Thanks again for all your help. Tim Kellers CPE/NJIT On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Mike Smith wrote: > > Here is a summary of PERC hardware from Mike Smith who did most (all) > > of the driver work for them: > > The PERC, PERC 2/SC, PERC 2/DC and PERC 3/D* are AMI designs. > > > > The PERC 2/Si, PERC 2/Di, PERC 3/Si and PERC 2/QC are Adaptec designs. > > > > "PERC" means "this is a Dell-branded RAID controller". > > "2" and "3" refer to 40MHz vs 80MHz SCSI support. > > "S" "D" and "Q" are single, dual and quad channel designations. > > "i" means it's integrated onto the server motherboard. > > "C" means it's an addin card. > > "L" means it's the low-cost version. > > Just to amend this; the 3/DC is an AMI controller, but the 3/Di is an > Adaptec design. > > Another way of looking at it is that if it's an 'i', or a QC, it's an > Adaptec. Otherwise it's an AMI. Knowing Dell, though, this may change > again without too much notice. 8( > > -- > ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his > rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want > to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force > people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] > V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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