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Date:      Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:16:20 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
To:        Gediminas Vilutis <gedas@itpa.lt>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Compaq Smart Array 221 on non Compaq servers 
Message-ID:  <200001150016.QAA02816@mass.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 14 Jan 2000 14:38:26 %2B0200." <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000114142551.3487A-100000@mserv.itpa.lt> 

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> Hi,
> 
> We have a problem with Compaq Smart Array 221 controller. We are trying to
> use it on non-Compaq server (Intel LB440GX 2U server system, with 
> Intel L440GX+ motherboard).
> 
> The problem we encountered is that we can't setup RAID array. I.e.,
> FreeBSD (and Linux) drivers sees controller correctly, but all Compaq
> utilities, that we were able to find, are either NT based (haven't tried
> them yet) or complain that motherboard doesn't support some function (ecc
> error checking on pci bus or something like that).
> 
> So, does anybody know how to setup a RAID array on this controller? Or is
> that controller dead thing on non-compaq servers?

Compaq controllers are intended by Compaq to only be used in Compaq
servers.  Under some circumstances you might get lucky otherwise, but as a
general rule you can forget using them in any other system.


-- 
\\ 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




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