Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:48:47 +0000 From: John Connett <jconnett@software.plasmon.com> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need help choosing a SCSI controller Message-ID: <4230260F.9060701@software.plasmon.com> In-Reply-To: <422F11C9.5080402@samsco.org> References: <200503031523.j23FN62E022298@corbulon.video-collage.com> <4227F1E3.9030500@samsco.org> <422EE22D.8090105@software.plasmon.com> <422F11C9.5080402@samsco.org>
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Scott Long wrote: > John Connett wrote: > >> Scott Long wrote: >> >>> LSI is also talking about releasing FreeBSD-native >>> management apps for their RAID controllers, though it's not clear to >>> me whether they will support the older models. >> >> >> >> Any further information available on these management apps? >> >> I have an application that runs on a system with an onboard LSI 53C1020A >> with Integrated Mirroring firmware. This controller can't be used >> because of the lack of a management app able to query the state of the >> two disk mirror and command a rebuild. >> >> If a suitable managment app was available for either the LSI 53C1020A + >> IME or LSI 53C1020A + MegaRAID SCSI 320-0 (Zero Channel RAID) this would >> be a saving on the cost of an Adaptec 2110S which can be managed using >> raidutil. >> >> This is for FreeBSD 4.x. >> > > I don't know of any plans to support management with the MPT-Fusion > product line. > > Scott > I only have limited familiarity with the LSI Logic product lines but does this imply that these management apps should support the MegaRAID product line, including the SCSI 320-0 (Zero Channel RAID), but not the Integrated Mirroring on the 53C1020A which is from the MPT-Fusion product line? If this is the case, I would be interested in further information on these management apps.
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