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.Dd July 23, 2011 | .Dd January 16, 2021 | ||||||||
.Dt MPT 4 | .Dt MPT 4 | ||||||||
.Os | .Os | ||||||||
.Sh NAME | .Sh NAME | ||||||||
.Nm mpt | .Nm mpt | ||||||||
.Nd LSI Fusion-MPT SCSI/Fibre Channel driver | .Nd LSI Fusion-MPT SCSI/Fibre Channel driver | ||||||||
.Sh SYNOPSIS | .Sh SYNOPSIS | ||||||||
To compile this driver into the kernel, | To compile this driver into the kernel, | ||||||||
place the following lines in your | place the following lines in your | ||||||||
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The | The | ||||||||
.Tn Ultra 320 SCSI | .Tn Ultra 320 SCSI | ||||||||
controller chips supported by the | controller chips supported by the | ||||||||
.Nm | .Nm | ||||||||
driver can be found onboard on many systems including: | driver can be found onboard on many systems including: | ||||||||
.Pp | .Pp | ||||||||
.Bl -bullet -compact | .Bl -bullet -compact | ||||||||
.It | .It | ||||||||
Dell PowerEdge 1750 thru 2850 | Dell PowerEdge 1750 through 2850 | ||||||||
.It | .It | ||||||||
IBM eServer xSeries 335 | IBM eServer xSeries 335 | ||||||||
.El | .El | ||||||||
.Pp | .Pp | ||||||||
These systems also contain Integrated RAID Mirroring and Integrated | These systems also contain Integrated RAID Mirroring and Integrated | ||||||||
RAID Mirroring Enhanced which this driver also supports. | RAID Mirroring Enhanced which this driver also supports. | ||||||||
.Pp | .Pp | ||||||||
The | The | ||||||||
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Fibre Channel HBA is in fact the | Fibre Channel HBA is in fact the | ||||||||
.Tn FC949ES | .Tn FC949ES | ||||||||
card. | card. | ||||||||
.Pp | .Pp | ||||||||
This driver also supports target mode for Fibre Channel cards. | This driver also supports target mode for Fibre Channel cards. | ||||||||
This support may be enabled by setting the desired role of the core via | This support may be enabled by setting the desired role of the core via | ||||||||
the LSI Logic firmware utility that establishes what roles the card | the LSI Logic firmware utility that establishes what roles the card | ||||||||
can take on - no separate compilation is required. | can take on - no separate compilation is required. | ||||||||
.Sh WARNINGS | |||||||||
Most controllers supported by the | |||||||||
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driver suffer from limitations on supported disk size (mostly <2TB). | |||||||||
While most controllers will truncate usable disk size, others might | |||||||||
0mp: I'd drop the emphasis from most.
If necessary, use `.Em`. | |||||||||
behave unexpetedly and can cause severe data loss. | |||||||||
pauamma_gundo.comUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actionss/unexpetedly/unexpectedly/ pauamma_gundo.com: s/unexpetedly/unexpectedly/ | |||||||||
Refer to the datasheet of the chipset and firmware version for information | |||||||||
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I think that we generally try to avoid "you" in documentation. 0mp: I think that we generally try to avoid "you" in documentation. | |||||||||
about supported disk size and limitations. | |||||||||
.Sh SEE ALSO | .Sh SEE ALSO | ||||||||
.Xr cd 4 , | .Xr cd 4 , | ||||||||
.Xr ch 4 , | .Xr ch 4 , | ||||||||
.Xr da 4 , | .Xr da 4 , | ||||||||
.Xr mps 4 , | .Xr mps 4 , | ||||||||
.Xr pci 4 , | .Xr pci 4 , | ||||||||
.Xr sa 4 , | .Xr sa 4 , | ||||||||
.Xr scsi 4 , | .Xr scsi 4 , | ||||||||
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I'd drop the emphasis from most.
If necessary, use .Em.