From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 5 22:41:56 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EC4E16A41F for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 22:41:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scott@fishballoon.org) Received: from mta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (mta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com [81.103.221.49]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 138BD43D62 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 22:41:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scott@fishballoon.org) Received: from aamta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20060105224153.JKDX8609.mta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 22:41:53 +0000 Received: from llama.fishballoon.org ([81.104.195.171]) by aamta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com with ESMTP id <20060105224153.XKSP13162.aamta09-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@llama.fishballoon.org> for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 22:41:53 +0000 Received: from tuatara.fishballoon.org ([192.168.1.6]) by llama.fishballoon.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52 (FreeBSD)) id 1Eudnr-0002xX-Ns for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 22:41:51 +0000 Received: (from scott@localhost) by tuatara.fishballoon.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k05MfoEv001307 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 22:41:50 GMT (envelope-from scott) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 22:41:50 +0000 From: Scott Mitchell To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060105224150.GA991@tuatara.fishballoon.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE i386 Subject: 6.0 on Dell 1850 with PERC4e/DC RAID? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 22:41:56 -0000 Hi all, I may be getting a new Dell PE1850 soon, to replace our ancient CVS server (still running 4-STABLE). The new machine will ideally run 6.0 and have a PERC4e/DC RAID card - the one with battery-backed cache. This is listed as supported by amr(4), but I'm wondering how well it actually works in the case of a disk failure. Will the driver tell me that disk has failed (a syslog message would be enough) or will I have to make a daily trip into the server room to check the front panel lights? Presumably it handles hot-swapping a replacement drive OK? I found some posts mentioning some management/monitoring tools for these controllers that were allegedly available from the www.lsilogic.com website, but I can't find anything on there for FreeBSD. Do the Linux tools work? Cheers, Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott at fishballoon.org | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon