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Re: Configuring DPT RAIDs from Linux possible? Tools?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Neuffer)
Tue Oct 29 14:12:05 1996
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 11:08:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Neuffer <neuffer@nomis.i-connect.net>
To: Frits Kuijlman <frits@cp.tn.tudelft.nl>
cc: submit-linux-dev-scsi@ratatosk.yggdrasil.com
In-Reply-To: <frits.846584915@orion.cp.tn.tudelft.nl>
On 29 Oct 1996, Frits Kuijlman wrote:
> We will be constructing a cluster of PPro's with Linux to perform
> parallel processing experiments. One of the bottlenecks will be file I/O,
> so we were thinking of installing one or two RAID stacks using DPT
> controllers.
> Networking will be done using Myrinet, Fast Ethernet and ATM, so speed
> should be no problem in that respect.
>
> I have read the faqs, and I have tried to find some info at i-connect and
> at DPT, but so far I have had no luck.
But you didn't send me an email......
> The question is this:
> Is it still necessary to configure a DPT RAID card from DOS, or are there
> utilities available to do this from Linux?
>
> It seems a bit silly to have to use DOS to do this:-)
I know, the DPT Storage Manager will be available natively for Linux,
but it is not ready yet. I'm working on it im my spare time.
If you want more information about this, please contact me directly.
Mike
Michael Neuffer i-Connect.Net, a Division of iConnect Corp.
mike@i-Connect.Net 14355 SW Allen Blvd., Suite 140
503.677.2900 Beaverton, OR 97008
