http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20050909214841 http://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20051021103104
Carry both a lot of good information. Click through the links. On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 04:09:29PM -0600, Matthew S Elmore wrote: > Of course I did search the lists and web before posting to the list, but > I was unable to clear up a few different things. > > If I purchase, for example, an LSI/Symbios MegaRAID 150-4, supported by > the ami(4) driver, will I be able to use bioctl(8) to manage the array > without rebooting the machine? > > By managing, I mean from controlling audible alarms to rebuilding or > creating arrays. > > If someone can point me to something more specific, or recommend a > specific piece of hard to use, I will be thrilled! > > Many thanks! > > Matt > > Brandon Mercer wrote: > >Matthew S Elmore wrote: > > > >>Greetings misc@, > >> > >>I am currently building a mail server and would like to utilize > >>OpenBSD with a SATA RAID setup. We need preferably a multi-channel > >>controller, to do two mirrored arrays (both 2x160GB). If we must, we > >>can use two single-channel controllers. > >> > >>The ability to rebuild a damaged or corrupted array while leaving the > >>system up is imperative. > >> > >>Which hardware would you recommend for OpenBSD? (Or, less > >>specifically, which drives are most mature for RAID controllers on > >>OpenBSD). What utilities will I use for rebuilding the array, or is > >>this something that must come from the manufacturer? > > > >Input is to read the archives... this has been discussed in great > >length. Almost to the point where it isn't even fun to say, read the > >archives ;-). > >Brandon
