Dell PERC5/i SAS5/5IR - RAID monitoring

[Tom Judge]

Michael Worobcuk wrote:
> 
> Am 18.07.2007 um 01:27 schrieb Tom Judge:
> 
>> Michael Worobcuk wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I am trying to set up my first webserver. I bought a Dell Poweredge 
>>> 860, provided with a SAS5/IR RAID-Controller.
>>> The problem is now, that I cannot find software, that monitors the 
>>> state of my disks. I already tried megarc from the ports but all I 
>>> get is a short answer that no adapters where found:
>>> ######################################################################### 
>>>
>>> megarc -AllAdpInfo -nolog
>>>         
>>> **********************************************************************
>>>               MEGARC MegaRAID Configuration 
>>> Utility(FreeBSD)-1.04(03-02-2005)
>>>               By LSI Logic Corp.,USA
>>>         
>>> **********************************************************************
>>>           [Note: For SATA-2, 4 and 6 channel controllers, please specify
>>>           Ch=0 Id=0..15 for specifying physical drive(Ch=channel, 
>>> Id=Target)]
>>>         Type ? as command line arg for help
>>>         No Adapters Found
>>>         Error: No MegaRaid Found
>>> ######################################################################### 
>>>
>>> I had emails with Dell and LSI. Dell does not support FreeBSD and LSI 
>>> says I should go and ask Dell ...
>>> The second thing is, the perfomance.
>>
>> <<<<SNIP>>>>
>>
>>> Final score for writes:            16
>>> Final score for reads :          2025
>>>  ######################################################################### 
>>>
>>> (Just to remember: Pentium D; 2,8GHZ; 4 GB RAM; 2 x 500GB SATA RAID1)
>>> That is pretty poor, isn't it ?
>>> I am wondering now, if somebody has experience with the PERC5/I 
>>> Controller. Would it be possible to monitor the disks, if I would buy 
>>> that controller ?
>>> Any hints are highly appreciated.
>>> Thanks
>>> Michael
>>
>>
>> I don't know about monitoring the SAS5/I however I read some posts on 
>> one of the lists that was talking about the linux compatibility system 
>> providing all of the correct interface for the linux version of 
>> ?megacli? to work on FreeBSD.  As the SAS5/I is mpt driver based could 
>> it not be checked with camcontrol? (Just an idea never tested).
>>
<SNIP>
> 
> Hi Tom,
> thank you for your response. What about monitoring the PERC5/ie ? Does 
> it work with megarc or any program under FreeBSD ?
> 

Just to clarify that the the following was related to the PERC5/ie and 
the mfi driver:

" I read some posts on one of the lists that was talking about the linux 
compatibility system providing all of the correct interface for the 
linux version of megacli/megarc to work on FreeBSD"

I think google can answer the rest for you.

Tom