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author | msmith <msmith@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-06-10 19:41:34 +0000 |
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committer | msmith <msmith@FreeBSD.org> | 2000-06-10 19:41:34 +0000 |
commit | df14840251663a96143ad95dcc8a297fc125edd6 (patch) | |
tree | 5ede1ab16c76517dd490f86e11652e9c4729d01e /release/texts | |
parent | 8e775051fdffb1677418b3eaa04d8ce0071cf12e (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-df14840251663a96143ad95dcc8a297fc125edd6.zip FreeBSD-src-df14840251663a96143ad95dcc8a297fc125edd6.tar.gz |
Update hardware and release-note blurb about AMI and Mylex RAID
controllers. Add extra verbiage to try to clarify some of the more
frequently asked questions.
Diffstat (limited to 'release/texts')
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT | 37 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT | 7 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT | 33 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT | 29 |
4 files changed, 91 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT b/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT index 97da039..30f3e6a 100644 --- a/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT +++ b/release/texts/HARDWARE.TXT @@ -387,14 +387,35 @@ DPT SmartCACHE Plus, SmartCACHE III, SmartRAID III, SmartCACHE IV and SmartRAID IV SCSI/RAID controllers are supported. The DPT SmartRAID/CACHE V is not yet supported. -AMI MegaRAID Express and Enterprise family controllers (all models). -Booting from these controllers is not supported. - -Mylex DAC960 and DAC1164 controllers with 3.x and 4.x firmware, -including the P, PL, PJ, PG and PTL (AcceleRAID 250). Other -AcceleRAID models may function but have not been tested. Booting from -these controllers is not supported, and enabling the controller BIOS may -cause the FreeBSD bootstrap to fail. +AMI MegaRAID Express and Enterprise family RAID controllers: + MegaRAID 418 + MegaRAID Enterprise 1200 (428) + MegaRAID Enterprise 1300 + MegaRAID Enterprise 1400 + MegaRAID Enterprise 1500 + MegaRAID Elite 1500 + MegaRAID Express 200 + MegaRAID Express 300 + Dell PERC + Dell PERC 2/SC + Dell PERC 2/DC +Some HP NetRAID controllers are OEM versions of AMI designs, and +these are also supported. + +Mylex DAC960 and DAC1100 RAID controllers with 2.x, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x +firmware: + DAC960P + DAC960PD + DAC960PDU + DAC960PL + DAC960PJ + DAC960PG + AcceleRAID 150 + AcceleRAID 250 + eXtremeRAID 1100 +This list includes controllers sold by Digital/Compaq in Alpha systems +in the StorageWorks family, eg. KZPSC, KZPAC. EISA adaptes are not +supported. Qlogic Controllers: diff --git a/release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT b/release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT index 93df07b..fa57357 100644 --- a/release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT +++ b/release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT @@ -383,11 +383,4 @@ A: There is a problem with the onboard Ethernet in the Netfinity 3500 will have to install another Ethernet adapter and avoid attempting to configure the onboard adapter at any time. -Q: When I install to my AMI RAID controller and reboot, the kernel - cannot mount root, even though the AMI controller was detected. - -A: On some systems, the AMI controller doesn't work as the driver expects - when it has been booted from. This results in the array being - unreadable. The only current workaround is to boot from another disk. - [ Please send hardware tips for this Q&A section to jkh@freebsd.org ] diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT index 85978c3..07ee386 100644 --- a/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT +++ b/release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT @@ -141,6 +141,39 @@ DPT SmartCACHE Plus, SmartCACHE III, SmartRAID III, SmartCACHE IV and SmartRAID IV SCSI/RAID controllers are supported. The DPT SmartRAID/CACHE V is not yet supported. +AMI MegaRAID Express and Enterprise family RAID controllers: + MegaRAID 418 + MegaRAID Enterprise 1200 (428) + MegaRAID Enterprise 1300 + MegaRAID Enterprise 1400 + MegaRAID Enterprise 1500 + MegaRAID Elite 1500 + MegaRAID Express 200 + MegaRAID Express 300 + Dell PERC + Dell PERC 2/SC + Dell PERC 2/DC +Some HP NetRAID controllers are OEM versions of AMI designs, and +these are also supported. Booting from these controllers is +supported, but not possible due to SRM limitations. + +Mylex DAC960 and DAC1100 RAID controllers with 2.x, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x +firmware: + DAC960P + DAC960PD + DAC960PDU + DAC960PL + DAC960PJ + DAC960PG + AcceleRAID 150 + AcceleRAID 250 + eXtremeRAID 1100 +This list includes controllers sold by Digital/Compaq in Alpha systems +in the StorageWorks family, eg. KZPSC, KZPAC. Booting from these +controllers is supported when recognised by SRM (typically Digital/ +Compaq models only, and only in systems where they are supported). +EISA adapters are not supported. + SymBios (formerly NCR) 53C810, 53C810a, 53C815, 53C820, 53C825a, 53C860, 53C875, 53C875j, 53C885, 53C895 and 53C896 PCI SCSI controllers: ASUS SC-200 diff --git a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT index d00e265..83aed97 100644 --- a/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT +++ b/release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT @@ -160,6 +160,35 @@ DPT SmartCACHE Plus, SmartCACHE III, SmartRAID III, SmartCACHE IV and SmartRAID IV SCSI/RAID controllers are supported. The DPT SmartRAID/CACHE V is not yet supported. +AMI MegaRAID Express and Enterprise family RAID controllers: + MegaRAID 418 + MegaRAID Enterprise 1200 (428) + MegaRAID Enterprise 1300 + MegaRAID Enterprise 1400 + MegaRAID Enterprise 1500 + MegaRAID Elite 1500 + MegaRAID Express 200 + MegaRAID Express 300 + Dell PERC + Dell PERC 2/SC + Dell PERC 2/DC +Some HP NetRAID controllers are OEM versions of AMI designs, and +these are also supported. Booting from these controllers is supported. + +Mylex DAC960 and DAC1100 RAID controllers with 2.x, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x +firmware: + DAC960P + DAC960PD + DAC960PDU + DAC960PL + DAC960PJ + DAC960PG + AcceleRAID 150 + AcceleRAID 250 + eXtremeRAID 1100 +Booting from these controllers is supported. EISA adapters are not +supported. + SymBios (formerly NCR) 53C810, 53C810a, 53C815, 53C820, 53C825a, 53C860, 53C875, 53C875j, 53C885, 53C895 and 53C896 PCI SCSI controllers: ASUS SC-200 |