Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 09:07:42 -0500 From: Bruce Campbell <bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca> To: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: problem on 1TB filesystem RAID 5 3ware Message-ID: <1048255662.3e7b1cae5341c@www.nexusmail.uwaterloo.ca> In-Reply-To: <1048212617.3e7a748940bbb@www.nexusmail.uwaterloo.ca> References: <200303181635.h2IGZN723591@engmail.uwaterloo.ca> <1048212617.3e7a748940bbb@www.nexusmail.uwaterloo.ca>
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The author of the twe driver, Michael Smith, confirms he hasn't worked on the driver for several years now. Quoting Bruce Campbell <bruce@engmail.uwaterloo.ca>: > > I openned a case with 3ware tech support and they responded: > > >We do not support FreeBSD plus the > >current driver for FreeBSD has not been > >updated for some time to keep up with > >firmware changes. > > > >Please try linux instead. > > So I guess I will try that and see what happens. > > > Quoting Simon <simon@optinet.com>: > > > > I have a hard time believing that hardware implementation of > > RAID5 would corrupt files over RAID10, perhaps your 3ware > > card/its firmware is malfunctioning, but anything is possible. > > Well, I'll have to see for myself, I'm about to build RAID5 NAS > > using maxtor drives and 7500-8 3ware card. > > > > -Simon > > > > On Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:05:36 -0500, Bruce Campbell wrote: > > > > > > > > > > >Tested with RAID 10 instead of RAID 5, success ! > > > > > >RAID 10 arrays tested: 6xWD200GB and 8xWD200GB both worked > > >RAID 5 arrays tested: 6xWD200GB and 4xWD200GB both failed > > > > > >Note: 3ware lists the WD 200GB disk as "Under Test". (ie they have not yet > > > >given it a "Compatible" rating) > > > > > >details of tests and the procedure to detect the failure etc at > > > > > > >http://www.freebsd.uwaterloo.ca/twiki/bin/view/Freebsd/BackupServerProblem > > > > > >I still have to try an officially approved drive. > > > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------- > > >This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Bruce Campbell > Engineering Computing > CPH-2374B > University of Waterloo > (519)888-4567 ext 5889 > > ---------------------------------------- > This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca > -- Bruce Campbell Engineering Computing CPH-2374B University of Waterloo (519)888-4567 ext 5889 ---------------------------------------- This mail sent through www.mywaterloo.ca To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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