From: Digest To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:02:08 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600 Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1147 Reply-To: X-List-Unsubscribe: www.os2site.com/list/ ************************************************** Sunday 17 July 2005 Number 1147 ************************************************** Subjects for today 1 DAC960 Setup : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" 2 DAC960 Setup : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" 3 Re: DAC960 Setup : Ed Durrant 4 Re: DAC960 Setup : Ian Manners" **= Email 1 ==========================** Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:07:42 +1000 (EST) From: "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" Subject: DAC960 Setup Hi All, I've just picked up two DAC960's from eBay in addition to the ServeRAID's that I've got. The problem is that the IBM support site is very good and has current documents on how to set up and manage your raid array. The problem with the DAC that I can not find anything on how to build the array. The latest software that I can get from mylex (now LSI) is swkit108.exe, which has the same 1998 driver in it and a program called dacadm.exe. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 2 ==========================** Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:07:42 +1000 (EST) From: "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" Subject: DAC960 Setup Hi All, I've just picked up two DAC960's from eBay in addition to the ServeRAID's that I've got. The problem is that the IBM support site is very good and has current documents on how to set up and manage your raid array. The problem with the DAC that I can not find anything on how to build the array. The latest software that I can get from mylex (now LSI) is swkit108.exe, which has the same 1998 driver in it and a program called dacadm.exe. Can someone please talk me through how to set up and manage a RAID array on the dac controller? TIA, -Chris WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2. Voice: +61-3-9307-0344 Internet: chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au FAX: +61-3-9307-0633 Web Page: http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 3 ==========================** Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:28:52 +1000 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: DAC960 Setup Hi Chris, I'm a little confused. I believe DAC960's are the chips used on certain Raid cards. Mylex, IBM, HP, Compaq etc. I would expect the simplest way to configure the arrays you require would be with a bootable support diskette, which one will depend upon who has made these cards. I'd also suggest you look for the latest firmware available for the cards and then also the drivers OF THE SAME VERSION to work with this firmware. Old IBM Serveraid cards were very sensitive to mismatch of versions between card firmware and driver levl, leading in some cases to loss of data from the array. Once configured using the diskette, you'll need to manage the array using the appropriate, OS specific Raid management program. In the case of IBM ServeRaid, it's ServeRaid manager and the latest version is Java based to run cross-platform. You can use a later version of the manager code, it's just the OS driver and card firmware that have to be in sync. Some early ServeRaid cards also had a "mini-config" program built into their bios that you could enter by pressing CTRL+I when the cards bios was loading. Some models allowed the deletion and creation of arrays in this Mini-config program, other versions of the card only allowed you to view the existing configuration. Cheers/2 Ed. Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote: >Hi All, > I've just picked up two DAC960's from eBay in addition to the >ServeRAID's that I've got. > > The problem is that the IBM support site is very good and has >current documents on how to set up and manage your raid array. > > The problem with the DAC that I can not find anything on how to >build the array. > > The latest software that I can get from mylex (now LSI) is >swkit108.exe, which has the same 1998 driver in it and a program called >dacadm.exe. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **= Email 4 ==========================** Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 23:12:43 +1000 (EST) From: "Ian Manners" Subject: Re: DAC960 Setup Hi Chris > The problem with the DAC that I can not find anything on how to > build the array. I would have though there would be some clue as to what drive is what, ie, something similar as the IBM's in that you tell it is a vertical or horizontal array, then designate which drives belong to what array. > The latest software that I can get from mylex (now LSI) is > swkit108.exe, which has the same 1998 driver in it and a program called > dacadm.exe. What happens when you wun dacadm ? is it a disk image ? an executable ? > Can someone please talk me through how to set up and manage a RAID > array on the dac controller? Experiment, you do use OS/2 remember... Just remember to tell me so I can put a FAQ file on os2site dot com :-) Cheers Ian Manners http://www.os2site dot com/ Don't be held back by yesterday's DOS! Try today's OS/2! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------