Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A

[Gary Allan]

Haim Ashkenazi wrote:

>On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:50:04 +0100, Gary Allan wrote:
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>>Haim Ashkenazi wrote:
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>>>Hi
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>>>I've installed freebsd 4_10 on a pc with Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A (mirror)
>>>and it seems to work fine. in dmesg I can see the raid (ar0) and the
>>>disks.
>>>my only concern is that since this card is not supported (according to
>>>adaptec it only supports windows), I'm afraid that in the case of disk
>>>failures, I won't see the errors in '/var/log/messages'. (a problem I'm
>>>having with compaq card and debian - but there, I can check the status
>>>with the leds).
>>>does anyone have experience with this card on freebsd?
>>>
>>>thanx
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>>I believe this card is based upon a Highpoint 370/370A chip which is 
>>supported by the manufacturer.
>>http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/b370na.htm
>>I 'm currently using a card with this chipset under FreeBSD 4.10 with no 
>>problems. The array was listed as a drive during the install process 
>>(along with it's component drives strangely.)
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>my concern is about reporting disk failures to the logs. I have a compaq
>SCSI RAID which I installed debian on it without a problem, but if I
>remove one of the disks (hot-swap) I see nothing in the logs. without the
>leds on the front panel, I wouldn't know if there is a problem until both
>disks fail.
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>>Regards
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>>Gaz
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>thanx
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The drivers include "HighPoint RAID Management software v1.34". Which 
provides monitoring and notification by email/logs.

Gaz