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30 .Nd "HighPoint RocketRAID device driver"
32 To compile this driver into the kernel,
33 place the following line in your
34 kernel configuration file:
35 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
41 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
42 module at boot time, place the following line in
44 .Bd -literal -offset indent
48 The following tunables are settable from the loader:
50 .It Va hw.hptrr.attach_generic
51 set to 1 to permit driver attach to chips with generic Marvell (non-HighPoint)
53 These chips are also supported by
57 Some vendors are using same chips, but without providing RAID BIOS.
62 driver provides support for HighPoint's RocketRAID based RAID controllers.
64 These devices support SATA/ATA disk drives
65 and provide RAID0 (striping), RAID1 (mirroring), and RAID5 functionality.
69 driver supports the following RAID
74 RocketRAID 172x series
76 RocketRAID 174x series
80 RocketRAID 222x series
84 RocketRAID 230x series
86 RocketRAID 231x series
88 RocketRAID 232x series
97 driver only works on the i386 and amd64 platforms as it requires a binary
98 blob object from the manufacturer which they only supply for these platforms.
107 This driver does not support the RR182x series controller.
110 manual page for details on support.
112 This driver supersedes the older rr232x driver.
122 device driver first appeared in
128 device driver was written by
129 .An HighPoint Technologies, Inc. ,
134 This manual page was written by
135 .An David E. O'Brien .
139 driver does not support manipulating the RAID from the OS, RAIDs need
140 to be set up from the on-board BIOS.