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authormsmith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>2000-06-10 19:41:34 +0000
committermsmith <msmith@FreeBSD.org>2000-06-10 19:41:34 +0000
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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.TXT37
-rw-r--r--release/texts/TROUBLE.TXT7
-rw-r--r--release/texts/alpha/RELNOTES.TXT33
-rw-r--r--release/texts/i386/RELNOTES.TXT29
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
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