From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Drew Subject: Re: Tools for Hardware Raid? Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:45:37 -0800 Message-ID: References: <1262014433.25079.212.camel@vibe> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1262014433.25079.212.camel@vibe> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Rick Bragg Cc: Linux RAID List-Id: linux-raid.ids > I have a Dell 1900 with a perc5 raid controller > I'm wondering how I can monitor the disks, etc... Most hardware RAID manufacturers have software you can download that interfaces with the raid controller to monitor and/or make changes to the underlying controller. At work we use IBM servers which have a java based app called ServeRAID that allows me to monitor the underlying RAID array, as well as create new arrays while the system is live, which I have set to notify me if something goes wrong. That said, I don't know about Dell but our IBM's also have an orange indicator light on the drive bays so if a drive is kicked I can see it first thing when I get into the office to swap tapes. That's usually the first warning I get that something is amiss. -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie