sp4rc wrote:

>Hello list,
>
>after kernelized Raid didn't fit my needs because of performance lag, i
>have bought a Mylex Dac960PL Raid Controller with 4MB :) aaaawesome	
>
>The offical website has a lot of tools, but no documentation for this
>old controller :( i bought this controller because its fully supported
>by *BSD/Linux/Windows
>
>http://www.lsilogic.com/downloads/selectDownload.do
>
>All the tools provided by LSI Logic are written for DOS. Is there a way
>(there must be a way) to configure bootable raid arrays on alpha? So far
>I have a working system and my idea was to create a raidset, copy it to
>the firmware and install netbsd on the ld* device(s). I had a look into
>man mlxctl, but in reference to the problem its useless. Are there any
>other tools out there? Please don't tell me that I have to install the
>arrays using windows and a pc *shiver*
>
>Any hints on this from you gurus out there would be greatly appreciated
>
>  
>
I've used DAC960s for years (under Linux & Windows), though I'm not sure 
if I'm a guru. I had very, very few problems with them.  I've never 
found a way to configure them with anything other than the DOS tools.  
Sorry.

Ken