----- "Andrey Garkin" <admin at kipalex.ru>
wrote:> I have a one problem with Raid controller Tekram TR-822...
> I'm using dmraid software:
> root at ns1: / $ dmraid -r
> /dev/sda: sil, "sil_ajacddafagff", mirror, ok, 156299440 sectors,
> data@ 0
> /dev/sdb: sil, "sil_ajacddafagff", mirror, ok, 156299440 sectors,
> data@ 0
>
> When I'm start dmraid -ay:
> root at ns1: / $ dmraid -ay
> RAID set "sil_ajacddafagff" was not activated
>
> And I see from dmesg:
> device-mapper: table: 253:0: mirror: Device lookup failure
> device-mapper: ioctl: error adding target to table
>
> My system centos
> My kernel 2.6.18-128.1.10.el5.centos.plus
Remove the RAID configuration from the card's "BIOS" and just run
them as standard SATA volumes. Then, use software raid to accomplish your
mirror. The 'fake-raid' junk will likely keep giving you headaches. Or,
get a controller that has *REAL* hardware RAID like a 3ware or Areca.
--Tim