[Fwd: Re: ext3fs SAS 5/i raid]

[Steven Stringham]

Posting a missed item in the thread.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: ext3fs SAS 5/i raid
Date: 	Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:35:07 -0700
From: 	Steven Stringham <steve at stringhams.org>
To: 	Patrick_Boyd at Dell.com
References: 
<FCD01C3AA0ADFB498F9BB1A6173DFC5DE5AC47 at ausx3mpc120.aus.amer.dell.com>



I think this is what you are looking for:

Nov 28 02:28:41 localhost kernel: SCSI subsystem initialized
Nov 28 02:28:41 localhost kernel: Fusion MPT base driver 3.04.01
Nov 28 02:28:41 localhost kernel: Copyright (c) 1999-2005 LSI Logic 
Corporation
Nov 28 02:28:41 localhost kernel: Fusion MPT SAS Host driver 3.04.01
Nov 28 02:28:41 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:08.0[A] -> 
GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 169
Nov 28 02:28:41 localhost kernel: mptbase: Initiating ioc0 bringup
Nov 28 02:28:41 localhost kernel: input: ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse as 
/class/input/input1
Nov 28 02:28:41 localhost kernel: ioc0: SAS1068: Capabilities={Initiator}
Nov 28 02:28:42 localhost kernel: scsi0 : ioc0: LSISAS1068, 
FwRev=00063200h, Ports=1, MaxQ=511, IRQ=169
Nov 28 02:28:42 localhost kernel:   Vendor: ATA       Model: 
HDS725050KLA360   Rev: AB5A
Nov 28 02:28:42 localhost kernel:   Type:   
Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Nov 28 02:28:42 localhost kernel:   Vendor: ATA       Model: 
HDS725050KLA360   Rev: AB5A
Nov 28 02:28:42 localhost kernel:   Type:   
Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Nov 28 02:28:42 localhost kernel:   Vendor: Dell      Model: VIRTUAL 
DISK      Rev: 1028
Nov 28 02:28:42 localhost kernel:   Type:   
Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Nov 28 02:28:42 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 976562176 512-byte 
hdwr sectors (500000 MB)
Nov 28 02:28:43 localhost kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
Nov 28 02:28:43 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: drive cache: write 
through
Nov 28 02:28:44 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: 976562176 512-byte 
hdwr sectors (500000 MB)
Nov 28 02:28:44 localhost kernel: sda: Write Protect is off
Nov 28 02:28:44 localhost kernel: SCSI device sda: drive cache: write 
through
Nov 28 02:28:44 localhost kernel:  sda: sda1 sda2
Nov 28 02:28:44 localhost kernel: sd 0:1:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda
Nov 28 02:28:45 localhost kernel: device-mapper: ioctl: 4.7.0-ioctl 
(2006-06-24) initialised: dm-devel at redhat.com
Nov 28 02:28:45 localhost kernel: EXT3-fs: INFO: recovery required on 
readonly filesystem.
Nov 28 02:28:45 localhost kernel: EXT3-fs: write access will be enabled 
during recovery.
Nov 28 02:28:45 localhost kernel: kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 
seconds
Nov 28 02:28:45 localhost kernel: EXT3-fs: recovery complete.
Nov 28 02:28:45 localhost kernel: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with 
ordered data mode.


Patrick_Boyd at Dell.com wrote:
> Ok can you look through your /var/log/messages for a line similar to:
>
> Nov 28 09:21:08 coach-z kernel: Fusion MPT SAS Host driver 3.02.62.01rh
>
> I need to know the driver version. 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Stringham [mailto:steve at stringhams.org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:19 AM
> To: Boyd, Patrick
> Subject: Re: ext3fs SAS 5/i raid
>
> I am guessing that it must be the 5iR
>
> It reports itself as the SAS1068
> Firmware: 0.06.50-00ir
> V6.06.00.02 (2006.04.05)
>
>
>
> Patrick_Boyd at Dell.com wrote:
>   
>> Do you have the SAS 5/iR or the SAS 5/i? This is an important 
>> distinction since the SAS 5/i does not have RAID while the SAS 5/iR 
>> can do simple RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations.
>>