[Techtalk] RAID data recovery w/ hardware controller

[Maria McKinley]

Cynthia Kiser wrote:
> Quoting Gina Feichtinger <geekgrrl at geekgrrl.priv.at>:
>>> Also, i've found the beeping that ensues on a disk failure to be a very 
>>> usefull warning sign :)
>> Since I don't have to visit the server room that often anymore it
>> could take way longer for me to see/hear a failed disk in a HW RAID
>> I think.
> 
> My 5 year old 3ware RAID card came with monitoring software that
> emails me if there is an issue. The message is short enough that I
> have that email sent to my SMS gateway so I get it on my cell phone. I
> have no idea if my box beeps on HD failure as it has been a year or
> two since my last disk hiccup. (now I have jinxed it)
> 

Is this monitoring software that works on linux? I have an Adaptec SCSI 
RAID 2120S, and I have never managed to get any monitoring software 
working with it for linux.

~maria