NAME¶
pst —
device driver for Promise
Supertrak SX6000
SYNOPSIS¶
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel
configuration file:
device pst
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following
line in
loader.conf(5):
DESCRIPTION¶
This driver is for the Promise Supertrak SX6000 ATA hardware RAID controller. It
supports (in hardware) RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5 and JBOD on up to 6 ATA
disk drives, including automatic rebuild and hotswap, and supports signalling
disk status on LEDs on Promise Superswap disk enclosures. The Supertrak line
of controllers does not support non-disk devices.
HARDWARE¶
The
pst driver supports the Promise Supertrak SX6000 ATA
hardware RAID controller.
NOTES¶
The
pst driver does not support manipulating the RAID from the
OS, RAIDs need to be set up from the onboard BIOS. However, hot swap, hot
spare, and automatic rebuilds are supported without a reboot.
HISTORY¶
The
pst driver first appeared in
FreeBSD
4.7.
AUTHORS¶
The
pst driver and man page was written by
Søren Schmidt
⟨sos@FreeBSD.org⟩.