From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 15 22:03:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C88DD16A4CE for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:03:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp3b.sentex.ca (smtp3b.sentex.ca [205.211.164.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FF2643D1D for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:03:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from BLUELAPIS.sentex.ca (cage.simianscience.com [64.7.134.1]) by smtp3b.sentex.ca (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id i7FM3T4L063825 for ; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 18:03:29 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) From: Mike Tancsa To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 18:03:38 -0400 Message-ID: <1pmvh0ps4oo9al6uhrdjm3j6lnnka1vc26@4ax.com> References: <41074A0E.8010706@nikiforov.ru> In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: IDE Raid controllers X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:03:33 -0000 I have been using 3ware controllers on FreeBSD, Linux and Windows for a few years now. They are really great cards, especially under =46reeBSD. I have many 6xxx, 7xxx and about half a dozen 8xxx cards deployed with great results. For SMP, I have a 7xxx and one 8xxx on a dual Xeon and one on a Dual Athlon. Our one RAID 5 box works great in the following config Monitor version: ME7X 1.01.00.038=20 =46irmware version: FE7X 1.05.00.056=20 BIOS version: BE7X 1.08.00.046=20 PCB version: Rev3=20 Achip version: 3.20=20 Pchip version: 1.30-33=20 Model: 7810=20 Unit count: 2=20 ID 0 3ware 3W-7810 disk controller Array Unit 0 Mirror (RAID 1) 37.27 GB OK Port 0 ST340014A 37.27 GB OK=20 Port 1 ST340014A 37.27 GB OK=20 Array Unit 2 Striped with Parity 64K (RAID 5) 745.24 GB OK Port 2 ST3160021A 149.5 GB OK=20 Port 3 ST3160021A 149.5 GB OK=20 Port 4 ST3160021A 149.5 GB OK=20 Port 5 ST3160021A 149.5 GB OK=20 Port 6 ST3160021A 149.5 GB OK=20 Port 7 ST3160023A 149.5 GB OK=20 We use it for an offsite backup server. I had one drive go bad last November. Powered down the box, swapped the dead drive, hit rebuild, and let it go on its merry way rebuilding. =20 ---Mike On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 14:46:29 -0500, in sentex.lists.freebsd.hardware you wrote: > > >Anyone know a good IDE Raid controller that works under a SMP FreeBSD >system? > >I'm looking for something that can do RAID 5, something stable and is >hardware based (I heard some controllers just use the main CPU to do = raid >instead of having a built on chip). > >Anyone use 3ware cards under FreeBSD? > > >-Jack > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware >To unsubscribe, send any mail to = "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"