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26.Dd December 14, 2004
27.Dt PST 4
28.Os
29.Sh NAME
30.Nm pst
31.Nd device driver for Promise Supertrak SX6000
32.Sh SYNOPSIS
33To compile this driver into the kernel,
34place the following line in your
35kernel configuration file:
36.Bd -ragged -offset indent
37.Cd "device pst"
38.Ed
39.Pp
40Alternatively, to load the driver as a
41module at boot time, place the following line in
42.Xr loader.conf 5 :
43.Bd -literal -offset indent
44pst_load="YES"
45.Ed
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47This driver is for the Promise Supertrak SX6000 ATA hardware RAID controller.
48It supports (in hardware) RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5 and JBOD on up to
496 ATA disk drives, including automatic rebuild and hotswap, and supports
50signalling disk status on LEDs on Promise Superswap disk enclosures.
51The Supertrak line of controllers does not support non-disk devices.
52.Sh HARDWARE
53The
54.Nm
55driver supports the Promise Supertrak SX6000 ATA hardware RAID
56controller.
57.Sh NOTES
58The
59.Nm
60driver does not support manipulating the RAID from the OS, RAIDs need
61to be set up from the onboard BIOS.
62However, hot swap, hot spare, and
63automatic rebuilds are supported without a reboot.
64.Sh HISTORY
65The
66.Nm
67driver first appeared in
68.Fx 4.7 .
69.Sh AUTHORS
70The
71.Nm
72driver and man page was written by
73.An S\(/oren Schmidt Aq Mt sos@FreeBSD.org .
74