Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 20:44:19 -0500 (EST) From: Matt Simerson <matt@michweb.net> To: Steve Khoo <steve@gordian.com> Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DPT SmartRAID V Century Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.96.990324204056.18612B-100000@ns2.michweb.net> In-Reply-To: <36F98F1E.638638D1@gordian.com>
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On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Steve Khoo wrote: > Does anyone know what the status of DPT SmartRAID V driver project is? Is it > close to release? You were just told it in his email. Simon is "The MAN" when it comes to DPT drivers for FreeBSD and if if I'm not mistaken, also for BSDI. I have a half a dozen DPT RAID controllers in machines floating around that I admin and and some were on the bleeding edge of driver-dom. RAID installations are no place for beta testing drivers. Listen to Simon. Simon says use SmartRAID IV for a while. Matt > Simon Shapiro wrote: > > > > Andre Oppermann, On 20-Jan-99 you wrote: > > > Simon Shapiro wrote: > > > > Greg Lehey, On 19-Jan-99 you wrote: > > > -snip- > > > > > SmartRAID III and SmartRAID IV. Shimon's working on a driver for > > > > > the > > > > > V, but it'll be a while yet. > > > > > > > > Yup. Some good news: > > > > > > > > * I should be able to devote some more time to it. > > > > * I am making good progress > > > > * I received some great great help > > > > * A way to release the drivers in source is crystalizing > > > > > > Cool! But how does that translate into release dates? I have to build > > > a box within the next 2-3 weeks... > > > > If you need to deploy a mission critical DPT solution, until further > > notice, use the SmartCache IV. It will be few weeks before coding is done > > on the V series, and even then it will have to go through weeks of testing, > > stress-testing and more testing. RAID solutions are typically deployed > > when one really hates data loss. Use a proven technology until I gather > > the courage and confidence to recommend the new generation. > > > > Sincerely Yours, Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG > > 770.265.7340 > > Simon Shapiro > > > > Unwritten code has no bugs and executes at twice the speed of mouth > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message > > `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Matt Simerson http://users.michweb.net/~matt MichWeb Inc. - President http://www.michweb.net The Art Farm - Technical Wizard http://www.theartfarm.com Better to dare Mighty Things and fail, than to live in __o a gray twilight where there is neither victory or _-\<,_ defeat. -- attributed to Theodore Roosevelt ......(_)/ (_) `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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