On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 14:30:57 -0600, Theo de Raadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>We are looking for a SCSI RAID enclosure + at least a few disks, for >testing/development purposes, in Toronto. This is to make the raid >management stuff work better. A few of us are working on the code, >but we would like the main scsi guys in Toronto to play along too. > >The stuff is making process; here is a demo of a small part part of >it: > ># bioctl -h ami0 >Volume Status Size Device > ami0 0 Online 341G sd0 RAID5 > 0 Online 68.4G 0:0.0 ses0 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 1 Online 68.4G 0:2.0 ses0 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 2 Online 68.4G 0:4.0 ses0 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 3 Online 68.4G 0:8.0 ses0 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 4 Online 68.4G 1:10.0 ses1 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 5 Online 68.4G 1:12.0 ses1 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > ami0 1 Online 341G sd1 RAID5 > 0 Online 68.4G 0:1.0 ses0 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 1 Online 68.4G 0:3.0 ses0 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 2 Online 68.4G 0:5.0 ses0 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 3 Online 68.4G 1:9.0 ses1 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 4 Online 68.4G 1:11.0 ses1 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > 5 Online 68.4G 1:13.0 ses1 <MAXTOR ATLAS15K2_73SCA JNZ6> > >This shows that userland knows which controllers are tied to which >system disks, which drives are backing it, and which ses/safte devices >are managing the those drive in the enclosure. > >So, if someone has one to give or loan on a semi-permanent basis, >please let me know. > >Thanks. Is this for mainly testing or is actually planed for real usage? I've got ultra2 stuff around, 9GB disks and both DEC/alpha and generic rackmount enclosures... -By todays' standards 8x9GB is not a lot of room, and ultra2 is not exactly fast but it *might* be useful for testing code? JCR -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
