SCSI RAID management under FreeBSD 5.x

[Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC]

On Jul 27, 2005, at 3:03 PM, D. Goss wrote:

> On Jul 27, 2005, at 1:33 PM, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
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>> On Jul 27, 2005, at 1:16 PM, D. Goss wrote:
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>>> I've done a bit of searching but I haven't found exactly what I'm  
>>> after.  As I understand it there is no way RAID management  
>>> software for the IBM (Adaptec) ServeRAID cards (5i, specifically)  
>>> that runs on FreeBSD (5.x).  I have also read from the list  
>>> archives that the Linux management software that exists for the  
>>> IBM ServeRAID cards will not run under Linux mode in FreeBSD.
>>>
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>> What is the Adaptec model for this IBM card?  Most of the standard  
>> Adaptec cards seem to have SW that works.
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> First, apologies, my fingers slipped - the card is a 6i.  I have  
> been unable to locate the Adapec equivalent and I've even seen that  
> some cards have been made for them by LSI - the chipset on the mobo  
> (xSeries 345) is from LSI.  But in fact the box this card came in  
> has both the IBM and Adaptec logos so this one is indeed from Adaptec.
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> There is a P/N 13N2190 but I can't match it with Adaptec and think  
> it's an IBM number.

I assume the card "works", just that you have no management software  
for it?

If so, what device does it come up under?  What does the dmesg look  
like?

Chad

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>> It has CLI. Megaraid SCSI 320-2X
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>> http://www.lsilogic.com/downloads/ 
>> license.do;jsessionid=D77ED5170B5693A7E71E21D60864C02C? 
>> id=2000&did=8625&pid=2407
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>> If you unpack the zip file you'll get MegaRC zip file upzip it and  
>> then do chmod 755 megarc and then run ./megarc ?
>> You/all get al ist of comands for managing the RAID.
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> This is great - if indeed i can't get the Adaptec to work, i'll  
> have to look into the Megaraid (LSI) card.  Thank you.
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> I'd of course greatly prefer to find something that works with the  
> card that I own... :)
>
> d.
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