Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:54:07 +0200 From: thrawn@linux.nu To: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Raid on mylex dac960pg and ami 428 raid cards Message-ID: <20020708215407.A540@thrawn.birch.se> In-Reply-To: <200207071547.37664.mark.rowlands@minmail.net>; from mark.rowlands@minmail.net on Sun, Jul 07, 2002 at 03:47:37PM %2B0200 References: <20020707033240.A274@thrawn.birch.se> <200207071547.37664.mark.rowlands@minmail.net>
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Hi, Thanks for answering so fast. > Always take a backup of the raid configuration and the data before you do > anything! That I have allready done, /var /usr /usr/home /usr/ports /etc have i tared down to another partion on an ide disc. > Update the firmware and bios :-) I will do that also. > http://www.mylex.com/pub/support/current_raid/fw_pgpj.EXE > Nope. You mean I can do it in dos. > My usual procedure is create a dos boot diskette and run the mylex > configuration utility > (http://www.mylex.com/pub/support/current_raid/ezassist.exe) and create the > raid array within that. On some cards you have the option to press F2 (istr) > and configure from the cards bios but I have had problems with that in the > past. This card has a strict bios and I can not do anything in it. I has a configuration of 3 discs of something that its complaining on when the bios initilize on it. But I guesss I can solve this problem with the dos utilit to eraze that config. > man vinum and http://www.vinumvm.org/vinum/ for how to setup virtual arrays > within freebsd. In short, it depends on the card. Im not sure if you did understand what I meant I have a array of 3 18,4 discs and I have get 2 18,4 disc and want them to join the array. I think its possible to do that without have to recreate the hole raid array. So that I don't have to do it from scratch. Are you with me? I think there is software for w2k to do it but only w2k... and that is fustrating. But it is better then nothing. > difficult to have a raid 5 setup with only two disks.......... I know, see above > don't remove one of the disks from a raid array But they I have experienced it two times no and the discs are not in a hotswap bay. It happend after I rebooted the computer or shut it down and the powerd it on later again. But any way it seems to work good now. > And always take a backup of the raid configuration and the data before you do > anything! I Have done that, but again thanks for the tip Mvh Mattias Björk To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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