Re: RAID array configuration within NetBSD

["Michael L. Hitch" <mhitch%lightning.msu.montana.edu@localhost>]

On Wed, 5 May 2010, Chris Ross wrote:

> So the further question is, is anyone working on or interested in there 
> being utilities running within a running NetBSD system to configure the RAID 
> arrays behind aac(4), mfi(4), cac(4), ciss(4), and/or other raid controllers? 
> Or, is it just too complicated and everyone has already accepted that just 
> doing it all through the BIOS or other off-line utility is the only 
> reasonable way to go?

  I would certainly desire to have this capability for cac(4) and ciss(4).
If you can provide me with documentation and details on sending the 
appropriate commands to those controllers, I could add it to the bioctl 
support in the drivers.

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Michael L. Hitch                        mhitch%montana.edu@localhost
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Montana State University        Bozeman, MT     USA