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Date:      Thu, 12 May 2005 07:56:12 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Sten Spans <sten@blinkenlights.nl>
To:        Conall O'Brien <conallob=freebsd@maths.tcd.ie>
Cc:        alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Miata Based File Server...
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOC.4.61.0505120754210.21915@tea.blinkenlights.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20050511215858.GA8783@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>
References:  <20050511215858.GA8783@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>

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On Wed, 11 May 2005, Conall O'Brien wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
> My problem is as follows. How can I access the MegaRAID card to create
> my RAID5 array since the PWS doesn't give me access to the MegaRAID BIOS
> via the Ctrl+M hotkey during th eboot up phase?
>
>
> Unfortunately, the PWS is the only system I have with a 64 bit PCI slot,
> which the MegaRAID card requires.

Using a 32bit slot to do the bios configuration is possible.

>
> On a slightly related note, is there a way for me to use such tools like
> LSI's Linux based MegaMGR [1] or amrcontrol [2], both of which appea rot
> only be available as x86 binaries, using some form of emulation?
>

source for amrstat was posted on freebsd current, it doesn't allow
configuration, but does allow monitoring of raid parameters and status.

-- 
Sten Spans

"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in."
Leonard Cohen - Anthem



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