Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 19:27:22 +0100 From: Gary Allan <stable@gallan.plus.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A Message-ID: <4141F20A.4000309@gallan.plus.com> In-Reply-To: <pan.2004.09.10.14.12.49.570365@babysnakes.org> References: <pan.2004.09.10.13.00.59.209074@babysnakes.org> <4141B10C.2070704@gallan.plus.com> <pan.2004.09.10.14.12.49.570365@babysnakes.org>
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Haim Ashkenazi wrote: >On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:50:04 +0100, Gary Allan wrote: > > > >>Haim Ashkenazi wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi >>> >>>I've installed freebsd 4_10 on a pc with Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A (mirror) >>>and it seems to work fine. in dmesg I can see the raid (ar0) and the >>>disks. >>>my only concern is that since this card is not supported (according to >>>adaptec it only supports windows), I'm afraid that in the case of disk >>>failures, I won't see the errors in '/var/log/messages'. (a problem I'm >>>having with compaq card and debian - but there, I can check the status >>>with the leds). >>>does anyone have experience with this card on freebsd? >>> >>>thanx >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I believe this card is based upon a Highpoint 370/370A chip which is >>supported by the manufacturer. >>http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/b370na.htm >>I 'm currently using a card with this chipset under FreeBSD 4.10 with no >>problems. The array was listed as a drive during the install process >>(along with it's component drives strangely.) >> >> >my concern is about reporting disk failures to the logs. I have a compaq >SCSI RAID which I installed debian on it without a problem, but if I >remove one of the disks (hot-swap) I see nothing in the logs. without the >leds on the front panel, I wouldn't know if there is a problem until both >disks fail. > > > >>Regards >> >>Gaz >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, >>send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > >thanx > > The drivers include "HighPoint RAID Management software v1.34". Which provides monitoring and notification by email/logs. Gaz
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