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IDA(4)			    Kernel Interfaces Manual			IDA(4)

NAME
       ida -- Compaq Intelligent Drive Array Controllers

SYNOPSIS
       To  compile  this  driver into the kernel, place	the following lines in
       your kernel configuration file:

	     device scbus
	     device ida

       Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at	boot time,  place  the
       following line in loader.conf(5):

	     ida_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
       The Compaq Intelligent Drive Array (IDA)	technology is used to distrib-
       ute  data  across an array of hard drives.  It unites these hard	drives
       into one	or more	high-performance logical drives.  The drive  array  is
       managed by an array controller.

       These  controllers  have	the ability to provide fault tolerance for the
       connected drives	and optionally provide write  cache  for  the  logical
       drives.	 It is also possible for an application	to access the SCSI bus
       subsystem directly by using the pass-through interface.

HARDWARE
       The following controllers are supported by the ida driver:

          Compaq SMART	Array 221
          Compaq Integrated SMART Array Controller
          Compaq SMART	Array 4200
          Compaq SMART	Array 4250ES
          Compaq SMART	3200 Controller
          Compaq SMART	3100ES Controller
          Compaq SMART-2/DH Controller
          Compaq SMART-2/SL Controller
          Compaq SMART-2/P Controller

IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
       Extreme caution should be exercised when	using the pass-through	inter-
       face.   It  is  possible	 to interfere with normal system I/O and cause
       hangs if	pass-through is	used to	an active device.  Pass-through	should
       only be used to a device	that is	otherwise quiescent.

SEE ALSO
       cam(4), pass(4),	xpt(4),	camcontrol(8)

AUTHORS
       The ida driver was written by Jonathan Lemon  <jlemon@FreeBSD.org>  and
       Matthew	N.  Dodd <mdodd@FreeBSD.org>.  This manual page	was written by
       Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD	14.3		       February	15, 2017			IDA(4)

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