Another BIOS RAID or host based RAID question

[Vinod Kashyap]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Franco Bruno
> Borghesi
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:05 AM
> To: Toll, Eric
> Cc: freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Another BIOS RAID or host based RAID question
> 
> 
> Yes, I am using 3 servers with hardware raid:
> 
> a)3ware 7500 with 4 ATA disks (1 spare) WD 160 GB in RAID 5, 
> works great.
> b)Mylex AcceleRAID 160 with 3 SCSI 8 GB Quantum disks, RAID 
> 5, works great.
> c)3ware 9600s with 4 SATA 150 disks (1 spare) WD 160 GB in 
> RAID 5. Many 
> problems, occasional reboots, couldn't get any help from the lists.
> 

Please contact 3ware support if you are experiencing problems.

> The 3ware 7500 board comes in severall flavours, you could 
> try a two channel 
> model, though the only utility you have is tw_cli, it's 
> console based, no 
> alarms. It's also an ATA controller :(
> 

3ware CLI and 3DM2 (web-based GUI) for 9xxx series controllers also
work for 7xxx/8xxx series controllers.


> Hope this helps.
> 
> 2005/5/2, Toll, Eric <etoll at vipstructures.com>:
> > 
> > I see the list littered with many unanswered RAID 
> questions, is anyone 
> > using
> > hardware based RAID with FreeBSD 5.X? If so what exactly do 
> you have for
> > equipment?
> > 
> > Want to get 2 identical 74Gb drives, could be SATA or SCSI, 
> would like to 
> > setup
> > controller or bios to to the RAID - not software raid. e.g. 
> create the 
> > mirror
> > set in BIOS then install BSD.
> > 
> > I have purchased *nothing* yet. I'd like an easy to set up 
> (via BIOS) RAID 
> > 1
> > set, then install FreeBSD 5.3 onto it, FreeBSD would see 
> the Raided set of 
> > disks
> > as ONE disk.
> > 
> > The old HP SCSI Raid Controllers would make a very loud 
> alarm noise when 
> > the
> > RAID array was in trouble, I really want this feature!
> > 
> > Anyone recommend a nice compatible card or board that will 
> do what I want?
> > 
> > I am grateful for your answers.
> > 
> > Eric
> > 
> > "That is not a puzzle, Grasshopper. It is only something 
> you do not yet
> > understand." -Master Po
> > 
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