From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 9 13:53: 9 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from granite.sentex.net (granite.sentex.ca [199.212.134.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 857791523B; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 13:53:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from simoeon (simeon.sentex.ca [209.112.4.47]) by granite.sentex.net (8.8.8/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA26979; Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:50:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19990809164854.01c08750@staff.sentex.ca> X-Sender: mdtpop@staff.sentex.ca X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 09 Aug 1999 16:48:54 -0400 To: Stuart Henderson From: Mike Tancsa Subject: Re: External RAID boxes (was Re: AHC errors. Bad disk or bad firmware, or bug in driver ?) Cc: scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <37AF3420.370FB158@eclipse.net.uk> References: <199908091904.NAA29799@panzer.kdm.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >Based on what I found in raid.pdf, I think it might be worth asking >Legacy if they use raid controllers made by Mylex in their arrays. > >A lot of RAID kit is oem'd and that model number sounds very familiar :) > >> Management Port >> Cause: The SmartARRAY cannot establish >> communication with the DAC960 hardware Wow! As my hockey coach used to yell, "Good eye!". Thanks for pointing that out. What I am not clear on from glancing at the mylex site is that they seem to be cards only and cards with boxes ? Am I right in thinking that you supply the case ? From the .pdf file "The DAC960S is designed to fit anywhere inside a disk array enclosure, including in a 5-1/4" inch drive bay. And you don't need disk driver software, because it interfaces directly through a SCSI adapter. An optional DBX960S distribution board fits together with the DAC960SU edge connectors, and provides standard connection for both the host and drive channels and the serial and I/O ports. Or, the DAC960SU can be plugged directly into the array's backplane. " Do you save substantially 'putting it together' yourself ? What sort of price have people paid (in USD), and who is generally a good outlet to buy from ? Thanks for any input anyone can provide on this topic. ---Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Tancsa, tel 01.519.651.3400 Network Administrator, mike@sentex.net Sentex Communications www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message