Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 08:10:58 -0400 From: "Troy Settle" <troy@psknet.com> To: "Forrest W. Christian" <forrestc@imach.com> Cc: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: RAID/vinum options (mail server) Message-ID: <GIEHKBHPBGKJPNMBCOHFOEDACBAA.troy@psknet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106211814410.15645-100000@workhorse.iMach.com>
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Forrest, I'm using WDE18300-0049 drives (U2W, SCA), mounted in: http://210.65.182.77/Products/FD7511ABC80EDS3.htm All of which is in a case from the same manufacturer: http://210.65.182.77/Products/FD7130Sds.htm Here's a picture of the beast: http://home.psknet.com/troy/pics/servers2.JPG (the box on top is running Win2k, ignore it) -- Troy Settle Pulaski Networks 540.994.4254 ** -----Original Message----- ** From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Forrest W. Christian ** Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 8:15 PM ** To: Troy Settle ** Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** Subject: RE: RAID/vinum options (mail server) ** ** ** Just curious, what chassis/drives are you using with this? ** ** On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, Troy Settle wrote: ** ** > Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:58:49 -0400 ** > From: Troy Settle <troy@psknet.com> ** > To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** > Subject: RE: RAID/vinum options (mail server) ** > ** > ** > Took somewhere between 2 and 3 hours. Guess the AMI cards are ** a good bet, ** > even if we don't have tools from the OS to monitor/manage them. ** > ** > -- ** > Troy Settle ** > Pulaski Networks ** > 540.994.4254 ** > http://www.psknet.com ** > ** > ** > ** -----Original Message----- ** > ** From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** > ** [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Troy Settle ** > ** Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 1:22 PM ** > ** To: Forrest W. Christian ** > ** Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org ** > ** Subject: RE: RAID/vinum options (mail server) ** > ** ** > ** ** > ** ** > ** As requested, here's an update. ** > ** ** > ** Airborne just dropped off the replacement drive, I screwed ** it into the ** > ** caddy, inserted, turned the key to lock the caddy in, and after ** > ** spinning up, ** > ** the AMI Express 200 (series 466) started automatically ** > ** rebuilding the array. ** > ** ** > ** Will let y'all know when it's done to see how long it takes ** > ** (4x18gb, RAID5, ** > ** 16MB ram on the controller). ** > ** ** > ** -- ** > ** Troy Settle ** > ** Pulaski Networks ** > ** 540.994.4254 ** > ** http://www.psknet.com ** > ** ** > ** ** > ** ** -----Original Message----- ** > ** ** From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** > ** ** [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Forrest W. ** > ** Christian ** > ** ** Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 5:13 PM ** > ** ** To: Troy Settle ** > ** ** Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org ** > ** ** Subject: RE: RAID/vinum options (mail server) ** > ** ** ** > ** ** ** > ** ** On Wed, 20 Jun 2001, Troy Settle wrote: ** > ** ** ** > ** ** > I just had a drive fail on me today. I'm using an AMI ** > ** Expres 200 (466) ** > ** ** > controller, and while the alarm drove me nutz for a while ** > ** until I could ** > ** ** > silence it, I was able to pull the bad drive, and the ** array is still ** > ** ** > trucking right along. ** > ** ** > ** > ** ** > If you like, I'll post an update when I get the new drive ** > ** ** installed and the ** > ** ** > array repaired. ** > ** ** ** > ** ** Please do. This looks like an interesting option. ** > ** ** ** > ** ** Just curious, how do you manage these in the FreeBSD context? ** > ** ** ** > ** ** - Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) AC7DE ** > ** ** ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** > ** ** The Innovation Machine Ltd. ** P.O. Box 5749 ** > ** ** http://www.imach.com/ ** Helena, MT 59604 ** > ** ** Home of PacketFlux Technogies and BackupDNS.com ** (406)-442-6648 ** > ** ** ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** > ** ** Protect your personal freedoms - visit http://www.lp.org/ ** > ** ** ** > ** ** ** > ** ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org ** > ** ** with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message ** > ** ** ** > ** ** ** > ** ** > ** ** > ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org ** > ** with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message ** > ** ** > ** ** > ** > ** > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org ** > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message ** > ** ** - Forrest W. Christian (forrestc@imach.com) AC7DE ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** The Innovation Machine Ltd. P.O. Box 5749 ** http://www.imach.com/ Helena, MT 59604 ** Home of PacketFlux Technogies and BackupDNS.com (406)-442-6648 ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Protect your personal freedoms - visit http://www.lp.org/ ** ** ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org ** with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message ** ** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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