From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 10 21:33: 8 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from copland.udel.edu (copland.udel.edu [128.175.13.92]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C633414C27 for ; Fri, 10 Sep 1999 21:33:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from papalia@UDel.Edu) Received: from morgaine.avalon.com (host75-157.student.udel.edu [128.175.75.157]) by copland.udel.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id AAA02411; Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:33:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <4.1.19990911002436.0093ff00@unix01.voicenet.com> X-Sender: papalia@mail.udel.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:25:49 -0400 To: John Lengeling , Tom Muchmore From: John Subject: Re: AMI PERC2 RAID Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <37D9D360.1080B17@raccoon.com> References: <4.2.0.58.19990908235510.02134470@mailhost.poncacitynews.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Not sure where to ask the question, but is there a way to find out if there are any plans to support these cards in the near future? I need to install & configure 5 servers in the next 60 days, and it would suck to have to look for a different OS just cuz of the RAID card that management wants to buy... Thanks, John >This RAID card is not supported. From the FreeBSD handbook, the >following RAID cards are supported: > >DPT SmartCACHE Plus, SmartCACHE III, SmartRAID III, SmartCACHE IV and >SmartRAID IV SCSI/RAID controllers are supported. The DPT >SmartRAID/CACHE V is not yet supported. > >Compaq Intelligent Disk Array Controllers: IDA, IDA-2, IAES, SMART, >SMART-2/E, Smart-2/P, SMART-2SL, Smart Array 3200, Smart Array 3100ES >and Smart Array 221. > >It would be great to have a PERC2 driver for FreeBSD since the >PowerEdges make nice FreeBSD servers. > >johnl > >Tom Muchmore wrote: >> >> I don't really know enough to ask this question yet, but our guru >is still >> trying to dig up an answer and having a tough time. When we try to install >> any 3.X version of FreeBSD we cannot get it to recognize our RAID >> controller. It is apparently an AMI PERC2 RAID controller on a Dell >> poweredge 4300. Some versions will go past the beginning recognition but >> when we attempt to move on to partitioning the FreeBSD cannot find the card. >> I realize this isn't enough information to troubleshoot the >problem. Just >> looking to see if anyone knows that this card is or isn't supported by >FreeBSD. >> >> Thanks, Tom >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message