Hi, is this controller supported whit fc6 (or fc7)?
http://download.adaptec.com/raid/aar/linux/aar81xx-openbuild-b11949.i386.tar...
There is a "KNOW ISSUE" (see the attach readme file) for which it does not is supported on fc5 ....
Someone can tell me some suggest?
Many thanks!
Adaptec HostRAID SHIM Linux readme 9/29/06
The following information is available in this file:
1. Overview 2. Recompile Process Outline 3. Known Issues
- Overview
The SHIM (Adaptec HostRAID re-compilable package ) code model allows the end user to recompile the code for Adaptec HostRAID without requiring access to Adaptec closed source RAID code. The proprietary code is supplied in a pre-compiled object module that can be linked to the recompiled source code to provide a fully functioning Linux device driver. This procedure can be used to recompile the SAS HostRAID driver (adp94xx) or the SATA2 drivers (aar81xx/adp3132). The SAS driver, adp94xx, supports the ASC-48300, ASC-44300 and ASC-58300 SAS controllers. The SATA2 driver, aar81xx, supports the AAR-1420SA and AAR-1430SA controllers and adp3132 supports AAR-1220SA Controller. Adaptec has tested this recompile procedure ONLY on the following Linux kernel streams: RedHat RHEL 3 RedHat RHEL 4 SUSE SLES9 SUSE SLES10 Fedora Core 4 Support for other Linux streams may be attempted by the user, but Adaptec does not provide any support for such applications. Linux device driver recompilation is something that should only be attempted by Linux experts. This procedure is not intended to be a step-by-step guide for the novice user. The user may need to modify these procedure to fit their specific application. In the instructions that follow, the following terms are used: - target system refers to the system on which the driver will be USED. - compile system refers to the system on which the COMPILE will occur. - target kernel refers to the kernel version which the recompile supports. Note that the recompile can be done on any suitable system. The compile system does not need to run the target kernel, nor does it need to have the target adapter (SAS or SATA2) installed. Obviously, the target system must have the required adapter (SAS or SATA2) and must support the target kernel.
- Recompile Process Outline
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- Known issues
Fedora Core 5 is not supported, because of the GPL License definition issue within the Fedora Core 5 kernel, driver compiled for Fedora Core 5 kernel will contain an undefined variable and thus is not able to initiate itself.
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On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:32:29 +0100 Dario Lesca d.lesca@solinos.it wrote:
Hi, is this controller supported whit fc6 (or fc7)?
You should ask Adaptec if they support it. The open source Linux drivers don't support the adaptec proprietary raid modes because adaptec won't open them.
If you want a supported SATA raid card that actually does hardware raid then the 3ware cards work extremely well. In general however you might as well use software raid and most software raid setups on PCI Express are as fast or faster than hardware ones. Another significant advantage of open source software raid is you can move disks between different vendors controllers which is not possible with many closed solutions (and indeed is precisely why some of these vendors close them - to make switching product lines hard).
Alan
Il giorno gio, 22/02/2007 alle 17.50 +0000, Alan ha scritto:
You should ask Adaptec if they support it. The open source Linux drivers don't support the adaptec proprietary raid modes because adaptec won't open them.
Ok.
...In general however you might as well use software raid and most software raid setups on PCI Express are as fast or faster than hardware ones.
Yes, on this server I have disable the hardware RAID, and I have instal fc6 using the (great!) software RAID.
But I have must to use the 'nodmraid' option at the boot install prompt, otherwise anaconda it does not start X.
Question:
a) Is this a know issue? b) Which function has the dmraid service during the setup process?
Many thanks!