mfi freebsd7

[kalin m]

sorry for the double posting....  just to update:

i installed also the linux-megamgr same result:
 Failed to open driver node /dev/megadev0

after linking megadev0 to mfi0 it can not see the version...     it gets 
more and more pathetic by the minute...





kalin m wrote:
> thanks Vince...  i didnt wanted to install the linux base because a 
> lot of kids will be running some 'cool' boards or blogs that probably 
> have cool linux holes too. but just for the hell of it and for he 
> purpose to get to the controller i did. it took a while to find the 
> Linux_MegaCli_1.01.09.zip. it's not on the freebsd site and not on the 
> LSI site (anymore) either..  anyway after a lot of rpm downloads and 
> patching and variable changing and fs mountings i get this:
>
> # /usr/local/sbin/megacli -adpCount
>                                    ERROR:Could not detect controller.
>
> Controller Count: 0.
>
>
> pretty neat system...
>
>
> now what?!
>
>
>
>
> Vince Hoffman wrote:
>> kalin m wrote:
>>> megarc, right... read about it..  here:
>>>
>>> # megarc -AllAdpInfo help
>>> usage :
>>>     cmd -AllAdpInfo
>>>       : prints info of all cards
>>>
>>>
>>> .....  ok .....
>>>
>>> # megarc -AllAdpInfo
>>>
>>>    
>>> **********************************************************************
>>>          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
>>>
>>>
>>> ?!?!?!  does that mean that there is no raid?  why then the df 
>>> output? the machine is supposed to have 4 250gig SAS drives.
>>>
>>
>> Its more likely that megarc doesnt support the newer controllers 
>> which is a shame. you might have more luck with 
>> sysutils/linux-megacli since that explicitly mentions LSI MegaRAID 
>> SAS, I wish they would make the util open source though. Will mean 
>> you need the linux-base port installed and linux.ko loaded.
>>
>> A RAID1 config shoudl suit a busy webserver well.
>>
>> Vicne
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> thanks...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Vince Hoffman wrote:
>>>> kalin m wrote:
>>>>> hi all...
>>>>>
>>>>> a hosting facility build a new dedicated server for me and looking 
>>>>> at the dmesg i see:
>>>>>
>>>>> mfi0: <LSI MegaSAS 1078> port 0xec00-0xecff mem 
>>>>> 0xfc480000-0xfc4bffff,0xfc440000-0xfc47ffff irq 16 at device 0.0 
>>>>> on pci1
>>>>> mfi0: Megaraid SAS driver Ver 2.00
>>>>>
>>>>> for df i get:
>>>>> Filesystem       Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
>>>>> /dev/mfid0s1a    496M    197M    259M    43%    /
>>>>> devfs            1.0K    1.0K      0B   100%    /dev
>>>>> /dev/mfid0s1e    496M     12K    456M     0%    /tmp
>>>>> /dev/mfid0s1f    661G    636M    608G     0%    /usr
>>>>> /dev/mfid0s1d    8.7G    1.4M    8.0G     0%    /var
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> i asked for raid1. i cant find too much information about the mfi 
>>>>> driver. just that it works with freebsd 7.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> you might want to look at sysutils/megarc and possibly 
>>>> sysutils/linux-megamgr so you can more closely monitor/investigate 
>>>> your array.
>>>>
>>>> Vince
>>>>
>>>>> i'll keep looking but - has anybody successfully deployed 
>>>>> production servers using the LSI MegaSAS 1078 in RAID1 on a very 
>>>>> busy web server?
>>>>> is there any loss in performance using that hardware in RAID1?
>>>>> any performance loss in RAID1 at all?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks...
>>>>>
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