SCSI RAID management under FreeBSD 5.x

[Amandeep]

D. Goss wrote:

> On Jul 27, 2005, at 1:33 PM, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jul 27, 2005, at 1:16 PM, D. Goss wrote:
>>
>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>> What is the Adaptec model for this IBM card?  Most of the standard  
>> Adaptec cards seem to have SW that works.
>
>
> 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.
>
> There is a P/N 13N2190 but I can't match it with Adaptec and think  
> it's an IBM number.
>
>> It has CLI. Megaraid SCSI 320-2X
>>
>> http://www.lsilogic.com/downloads/ 
>> license.do;jsessionid=D77ED5170B5693A7E71E21D60864C02C? 
>> id=2000&did=8625&pid=2407
>>
>> 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.
>
>
> 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.
>
> I'd of course greatly prefer to find something that works with the  
> card that I own... :)
>
> d.


Adpatec guys  has very lil support for BSD's. So doubt it, but anyways 
good luck.