Adaptec ATA RAID 1200A

[Haim Ashkenazi]

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:50:04 +0100, Gary Allan wrote:

> Haim Ashkenazi wrote:
> 
>>Hi
>>
>>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
>>  
>>
> 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.)
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.

> 
> Regards
> 
> Gaz
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thanx
-- 
Haim