RE: URGENT: Need help rebuilding iir RAID5 array with failed drive

2008-06-26 Thread Sean Cavanaugh
Most GOOD RAID cards will let you rebuild an array from the card BIOS outside the OS. Some will even do it automatically, if you replace the failed drive, while the system is fully up and running (of course it slaughters your drive access speed while it rebuilds the data on the new drive) If

Re: URGENT: Need help rebuilding iir RAID5 array with failed drive

2008-06-26 Thread Derek Ragona
At 08:49 AM 6/26/2008, Garrett Cooper wrote: Hello, First off sorry for the cross-post. I typically don't do this but this is an important question, so please bear with me. I'm just trying to get more eyes on the subject so I can (maybe) get a reply quicker... I'm running 8-CURRENT

Re: URGENT: Need help rebuilding iir RAID5 array with failed drive

2008-06-26 Thread Casey Scott
- Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 08:49 AM 6/26/2008, Garrett Cooper wrote: Hello, First off sorry for the cross-post. I typically don't do this but this is an important question, so please bear with me. I'm just trying to get more eyes on the subject so I can (maybe)

Re: URGENT: Need help rebuilding iir RAID5 array with failed drive

2008-06-26 Thread Garrett Cooper
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 7:30 AM, Casey Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 08:49 AM 6/26/2008, Garrett Cooper wrote: Hello, First off sorry for the cross-post. I typically don't do this but this is an important question, so please bear with

Re: URGENT: Need help rebuilding iir RAID5 array with failed drive

2008-06-26 Thread Derek Ragona
At 09:38 AM 6/26/2008, Garrett Cooper wrote: On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 7:30 AM, Casey Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 08:49 AM 6/26/2008, Garrett Cooper wrote: Hello, First off sorry for the cross-post. I typically don't do this but this

Re: URGENT: Need help rebuilding iir RAID5 array with failed drive

2008-06-26 Thread Ryan Coleman
Derek Ragona wrote: At 09:38 AM 6/26/2008, Garrett Cooper wrote: On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 7:30 AM, Casey Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Derek Ragona [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 08:49 AM 6/26/2008, Garrett Cooper wrote: Hello, First off sorry for the cross-post. I typically

Re: URGENT: Need help rebuilding iir RAID5 array with failed drive

2008-06-26 Thread Randy Bush
I'm pretty fed up with Intel's ICH9R interface too so I'm hoping (crosses fingers) that I'll be able to afford an Adaptec card of some flavor that's compatible with -CURRENT. If you are looking to move up, look at the 3ware RAID cards. Not sure which models work with FreeBSD, but these card