Changes between Version 33 and Version 34 of 3Ware


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08/25/08 20:51:38 (16 years ago)
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Adam Cécile
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    883Ware (http://www.3ware.com) card are usually well supported on Linux.[[BR]]
    99Theses cards are often considered as some of the bests hardware RAID controllers for GNU/Linux or BSD systems.[[BR]]
    10 3Ware supports Linux and provide an '''opensource kernel driver''' which is part of Linux since ages.
     103Ware supports Linux and provide an '''opensource kernel driver''' which has been part of Linux for ages
    1111
    1212[[BR]]
    1313= 2. Linux kernel drivers =
    1414
    15 There is two drivers for 3ware cards:
     15There are two drivers for 3ware cards:
    1616|| Driver || Supported cards ||
    1717|| 3w_xxxx || 3Ware Eskalad 7000 and 8000 series ||
     
    2828= 3. Management and reporting tools =
    2929
    30 It currently exists '''no opensource tools''' for the 3Ware cards.
     30'''No opensource tools''' for 3Ware cards currently exist.
    3131However, 3Ware provides two proprietary utilities for x86 and x86_64 linux systems.
    3232
    3333== 3.1. tw_cli ==
    3434
    35 tw_cli is a command line tool to manage and monitore Eskaled cards. It works fine with 7000 and 8000 cards, as well as with the 9000 series.[[BR]]
     35tw_cli is a command line tool to manage and monitor Eskaled cards. It works fine with 7000 and 8000 cards, as well as with the 9000 series.[[BR]]
    3636Latest version is 2.00.07.009, available in 3Ware applications package release 9.5.0.1.
    3737
     
    7676=== 3.1.2. My opinion about tw_cli ===
    7777
    78 tw_cli is really a good utility. It show all needed informations in just one command.[[BR]]
    79 Moreover, it show rebuild status in percent when the array is rebuilding and it's easily parsable because 3Ware filled the not relevant columns with a dash instead of let them empty. Good job !
     78tw_cli is really a good utility. It showq all needed informations in just one command.[[BR]]
     79Moreover, it show rebuild status in percent when the array is rebuilding and it's easily parsable because 3Ware filled the not relevant columns with a dash instead of leting them empty. Good job !
    8080
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    8383
    84843ware-status is a package I wrote by myself. It includes a python wrapper around tw_cli command and an initscript which daemonize the launch of the wrapper.[[BR]]
    85 It also handle failure detection and report it by mail and syslog. It also handle unexpected output change and reminder until the status is fine again.
     85It also handles failure detection and report it by mail and syslog. It also handle unexpected output changes and reminders until the status is fine again.
    8686
    8787''GRAB-IT NOW FROM OUR REPOSITORY''
    8888
    89 Example output:
     89Output example:
    9090{{{
    9191server:~# 3ware-status
     
    102102== 3.3. 3dm2 ==
    103103
    104 3DM2 is a Web applications with an embedded web servers that allow use to do the same things than with tw_cli but graphical.[[BR]]
    105 It's works fine and doesn't rely on insane dependencies like java, tomcat or something else.
    106 However it use an awfull InstallShield installer which should be avoided in any case.
     1043DM2 is a Web applications with an embedded web servers that allows to do the same things than with tw_cli but has a GUI.[[BR]]
     105It works fine and doesn't rely on insane dependencies like java, tomcat or something else.
     106However it use an awfull !InstallShield installer which should be avoided in any case.
    107107
    108108We're preparing Debian packages and it will be available soon.