Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:10:31 -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: <JAEDJCJPAKDPNHAOGCDCOECLCAAA.troy@psknet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106221500170.22411-100000@workhorse.iMach.com>
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Christian, I bought the case and carriers direct from SVEC (through a US office), contact info is on their site. Might also want to check out http://www.calpc.com or any one of dozens of manufacturers/resellers. If you search the list for "rackmount", I'm sure you'll come up with plenty of resources. WD doesn't make SCSI drives anymore (is this a good thing?), but even if they did, I don't know that I would reccomend them. Go with high-end IBM or Seagate SCA drives. -- Troy Settle Pulaski Networks 540.994.4254 http://www.psknet.com ** -----Original Message----- ** From: Forrest W. Christian [mailto:forrestc@imach.com] ** Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 5:01 PM ** To: Troy Settle ** Cc: Aaron Namba; freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** Subject: RE: RAID/vinum options (mail server) ** ** ** These look interesting. Do you have a source that you get these from? ** ** On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, Troy Settle wrote: ** ** > Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 14:39:02 -0400 ** > From: Troy Settle <troy@psknet.com> ** > To: Aaron Namba <aaron@namba1.com>, Forrest W. Christian ** <forrestc@imach.com> ** > Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** > Subject: RE: RAID/vinum options (mail server) ** > ** > ** > I've been using SVEC cases for years, and I'll admit that ** they're not the ** > easiest to work with for building/repairing a server, but ** they're cheap and ** > they work well. I've never had a heat problem with their 4U ** cases or a PS ** > failure. ** > ** > Now that I've said it, I suppose it's time to order a couple PS2 ** > powersupplies for standby =) ** > ** > ** > -- ** > Troy Settle ** > Pulaski Networks ** > 540.994.4254 ** > http://www.psknet.com ** > ** > ** > ** -----Original Message----- ** > ** From: Aaron Namba [mailto:aaron@namba1.com] ** > ** Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 2:07 PM ** > ** To: Troy Settle; Forrest W. Christian ** > ** Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** > ** Subject: RE: RAID/vinum options (mail server) ** > ** ** > ** ** > ** The machine above is inferior anyway. ** > ** ** > ** I use these same enclosures, they are excellent. However, I'd can't ** > ** recommend their cases. I had someone else order the cases ** I'm currently ** > ** using so unfortunately I don't remember who makes mine. ** > ** ** > ** -----Original Message----- ** > ** From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** > ** [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Troy Settle ** > ** Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 5:11 AM ** > ** To: Forrest W. Christian ** > ** Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG ** > ** Subject: RE: RAID/vinum options (mail server) ** > ** ** > ** ** > ** ** > ** 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 ** > ** > ** > ** > ** > 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
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