Perc 5/iR information

sabregen

sabregen

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EDIT: Sorry, it's a SAS5/iR, not a Perc5/iR

Just picked up one on an eBay auction, and immediate use is only for a single Fujitsu 10k 2.5" SAS drive as a boot disk. I know there's some management software out there, but I have no idea what it's called.

Also, I am aware of the sever limitations of the card, but to get me started on SAS, I am willing to deal with those limitations. Afterall, I only paid $12 for it. At any rate, the eventual goal is to fill out the remaining 3x ports with like drives and go RAID-0 on the boot volume.

Can anyone point me in the right direction on the software? Is this card an LSI 1068 controller with only 4 ports? That's what I recall, but I can't seem to find it now. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
 
I own a Perc5/i and not sure what the difference the between the i and ir is, but I believe you can you use the LSI Storage Manager (LSI_Windows_MSM_2.65-00). Try downloading from , here.

Did you get a bbu?
 
Perc5/i includes a hardware XOR, and can do RLM, OCE, and RAID-5..it's also 8port.
SAS5/iR is RAID0 or 1 only, technically it is a SAS HBA. It cannot do RLM, OCE, or RAID5. It has only 4 ports.
Thanks for the link, I'll give it a shot.
 
Sabregen that software should work if not i think there is dell version of the software too ill try to find a link.
 
Openmanage could do it too, but I don't think its necessary. Did the LSI program work?
 
Openmanage does not work with Vista so not really relevant for his case. Im sure the LSI software would.
 
you can flash them with LSI firmwares also, and obviously use the drivers too.
 
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