[CentOS] 3ware SATA RAID Card

[Dan Trainor]

Justin Piszcz wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sun, 9 Jul 2006, Jon wrote:
> 
>> I've a 3ware Escalade 8006-2 and run Centos 4.2 using the latest 
>> kernel 2.6.9-34.0.2.ELsmp. I see that the card comes with some disk 
>> management tools called 3DM2 Management Utility. Is this ok to 
>> install? Is it good for reporting failed drives?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Jon
>>
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> 
> Jon,
> 
> Yeah, it runs a daemon that you can configure via web or via the config 
> file and you can configure it to let you know when the array is 
> degraded, etc.
> 
> Justin.
> 
> 

Hi -

The only thing I use it for really is to alert me as to when drives run 
amuck.  It can also be somewhat useful for rebuilding a degraded array, 
however, I believe this should be done using the actual BIOS.  Remember, 
this also means downtime, however.

Hope that helps!

Thanks
-dan