Comments for Adaptec Linux Blog http://linux.adaptec.com Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:00:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Updating the aacraid driver in Ubuntu by Ob http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-316 Ob Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:54:00 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-316 Great, thanks a lot ! Great, thanks a lot !

]]> Comment on Updating the aacraid driver in Ubuntu by Phil Wilson http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-315 Phil Wilson Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:11:43 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-315 Hi Ob, to use MaxIQ SSD caching there's no dependency on the driver. You just need later firmware (17517 onwards) and latest ASM 6.30 onwards s/w if you want to configure via the GUI. I've been using build 2461 on my benchmark machine with no problems. thanks, Phil If you need deb packages for ASM 6.30 - see my comments on Oct 8th above Hi Ob, to use MaxIQ SSD caching there’s no dependency on the driver. You just need later firmware (17517 onwards) and latest ASM 6.30 onwards s/w if you want to configure via the GUI. I’ve been using build 2461 on my benchmark machine with no problems.

thanks, Phil

If you need deb packages for ASM 6.30 - see my comments on Oct 8th above

]]> Comment on Updating the aacraid driver in Ubuntu by Ob http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-314 Ob Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:13:21 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-314 Hi, If I want to use the MAX-IQ SSD-cache product with a series 5, do I need to compile a new aacraid driver ? I have 2461 that comes with my distribution and I have been unable to compile the 2468 dkms driver against my 2.6.31 kernel. Hi,
If I want to use the MAX-IQ SSD-cache product with a series 5, do I need to compile a new aacraid driver ?
I have 2461 that comes with my distribution and I have been unable to compile the 2468 dkms driver against my 2.6.31 kernel.

]]> Comment on Updating the aacraid driver in Ubuntu by Gianni http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-313 Gianni Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:39:19 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-313 Hi Phil, thanks for your answer. I'll try this solutions during the Week-End. My doubt was entirely due to the release note of the 6.3 version. If it works this way, great news. I'll keep you informed about results. Best Regards Gianni Hi Phil,
thanks for your answer. I’ll try this solutions during the Week-End. My doubt was entirely due to the release note of the 6.3 version. If it works this way, great news.
I’ll keep you informed about results.
Best Regards
Gianni

]]> Comment on Smartmontools and Adaptec RAID controllers by Paul http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/09/26/smartmontools-and-adaptec-raid-controllers/#comment-308 Paul Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:50:00 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/09/26/smartmontools-and-adaptec-raid-controllers/#comment-308 Patrick, you did not pass any parameter to the -T option. Try -T verypermissive Patrick, you did not pass any parameter to the -T option.

Try -T verypermissive

]]> Comment on Smartmontools and Adaptec RAID controllers by Phil Wilson http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/09/26/smartmontools-and-adaptec-raid-controllers/#comment-306 Phil Wilson Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:02:39 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/09/26/smartmontools-and-adaptec-raid-controllers/#comment-306 Hi Joel, good point, I'll try to put together a list of what controllers have which passthrough features. It might take a bit of time as I'll have to try some of them to determine what is supported. The latest controllers - series 2 and series 5 - support SCSI and SAT passthrough and will work with smartmontools for both SATA and SAS disks. There is a driver bug which appears when using the latest firmware documented here with a temporary workaround until a driver fix makes it into distributions. http://linux.adaptec.com/2009/07/24/using-smartmontools-538-with-series-255z-controllers-with-firmware-17380-onwards/ Series-3 controllers support SCSI passthrough but in the standard code as shipped in the channel (non-OEM), do not support SAT passthough smartmontools will work with SAS but not SATA disks. many thanks, Phil Hi Joel, good point, I’ll try to put together a list of what controllers have which passthrough features. It might take a bit of time as I’ll have to try some of them to determine what is supported.

The latest controllers - series 2 and series 5 - support SCSI and SAT passthrough and will work with smartmontools for both SATA and SAS disks. There is a driver bug which appears when using the latest firmware documented here with a temporary workaround until a driver fix makes it into distributions.

http://linux.adaptec.com/2009/07/24/using-smartmontools-538-with-series-255z-controllers-with-firmware-17380-onwards/

Series-3 controllers support SCSI passthrough but in the standard code as shipped in the channel (non-OEM), do not support SAT passthough smartmontools will work with SAS but not SATA disks.

many thanks, Phil

]]> Comment on Updating the aacraid driver in Ubuntu by Phil Wilson http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-305 Phil Wilson Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:42:05 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-305 Hi Gianni, to try to simplify the test matrix and release process, my colleagues tend to limit the validation exercise to the latest controllers (in this case series-2 and 5). In general, later versions of ASM will work fine with even quite old controllers and I have used this version (6.30) with the 3805. Some of the features may be grayed out if they aren't supported by the firmware (for example the MaxIQ caching technology). If you do run into any issues do let me know - I'd like to raise them as a bug - and I can create deb packages on the older release if it is needed but I would personally recommend using this version. Thanks so much for the kind comments! very many thanks, Phil Hi Gianni, to try to simplify the test matrix and release process, my colleagues tend to limit the validation exercise to the latest controllers (in this case series-2 and 5). In general, later versions of ASM will work fine with even quite old controllers and I have used this version (6.30) with the 3805. Some of the features may be grayed out if they aren’t supported by the firmware (for example the MaxIQ caching technology).

If you do run into any issues do let me know - I’d like to raise them as a bug - and I can create deb packages on the older release if it is needed but I would personally recommend using this version.

Thanks so much for the kind comments!

very many thanks, Phil

]]> Comment on Updating the aacraid driver in Ubuntu by Gianni http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-304 Gianni Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:18:28 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-304 Hi Phil, I'm planning to migrate one of our server from a centos 5.4 release to a ubuntu 9.10. Driver side seems to be OK for an Adaptec 3805, but ASM V6.3 debian version I saw in previous response seems not to be compatible with this card. Do you have other tgez verison of ASM for debian? Maybe a V5.30. Anyway, great blog! Full of usefull info! Gianni Hi Phil, I’m planning to migrate one of our server from a centos 5.4 release to a ubuntu 9.10. Driver side seems to be OK for an Adaptec 3805, but ASM V6.3 debian version I saw in previous response seems not to be compatible with this card. Do you have other tgez verison of ASM for debian? Maybe a V5.30.
Anyway, great blog! Full of usefull info!
Gianni

]]> Comment on Smartmontools and Adaptec RAID controllers by Joel Franco http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/09/26/smartmontools-and-adaptec-raid-controllers/#comment-301 Joel Franco Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:08:16 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/09/26/smartmontools-and-adaptec-raid-controllers/#comment-301 Thank You by this information. I didn't know that could be possible to take the information passtrough the raid board. It could be cool if you publish a table with the raid boards that this method supports; it's dificul to us, users, to know how to get information from the raid device without open source consolidated tools. Thank You by this information.

I didn’t know that could be possible to take the information passtrough the raid board.

It could be cool if you publish a table with the raid boards that this method supports; it’s dificul to us, users, to know how to get information from the raid device without open source consolidated tools.

]]> Comment on Updating the aacraid driver in Ubuntu by Phil Wilson http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-298 Phil Wilson Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:02:11 +0000 http://linux.adaptec.com/2008/12/09/updating-the-aacraid-driver-in-ubuntu/#comment-298 Hi Pat, would you be able to try the deb packages on our password support site http://www.adaptec.com/support/files/ When prompted enter :- Filename: asm_debian_x86_x64_v6_30_18508.tgz Password: ASMDEB This is a tar of both the 32bit and amd64 versions of the ASM software. It is a repackage of the latest version released on the public site (but made by me so any problems please report them back here). I'd be grateful for any feedback. huge thanks, Phil Hi Pat, would you be able to try the deb packages on our password support site

http://www.adaptec.com/support/files/

When prompted enter :-

Filename: asm_debian_x86_x64_v6_30_18508.tgz
Password: ASMDEB

This is a tar of both the 32bit and amd64 versions of the ASM software. It is a repackage of the latest version released on the public site (but made by me so any problems please report them back here).

I’d be grateful for any feedback.

huge thanks, Phil

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