On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:55:15 +0000, Glyn Astill wrote: >> http://wiki.debian.org/LinuxRaidForAdmins >> >> (side note, I'm also using "aacraid" module and no monitoring possible >> for my raid1 and raid5 inside OS, just BIOS, at least while using >> aacraid >> module which included in kernel). >> >> I would contact IBM and tell them about your options. They provide >> drivers for RedHat and SLES linux distributions, so they can give you >> updated and accurate advice on this. >> >> > We use adaptec 5805 controllers in our servers with the debian aacraid > kernel module, and adaptec provide a "storage manager" tool as an rpm > package (perhaps IBM provide something similar, or perhaps the adaptec > tool would be fine for you if it's a rebranded card). I just converted > the rpm with alien and installed the storage manager.
Last time I installed ASM it required the use of aacraid driver from Adaptec and so to be compiled on every kernel update. I finally ditched and got the stock "aacraid" module provided by the kernel. This was for my 2020SA sata raid controllers. > With that I can fire up storeman and use the adaptec storace manager > remotely, or use the embedded "chkconfig" tool to check the status of my > raid arrays. > > I use a nagios script to call the "chkconfig" tool for monitoring - this > has been working well for the past couple of years. IIRC, ASM also allowed web monitoring. But it's a pity these raid controllers do not have CLI based tools integrated in the OS for manaing raid status without the needing of having to drop the kernel module. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.11.24.13.19...@gmail.com
