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.Dd December 14, 2004
.Dt PST 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pst
.Nd device driver for Promise Supertrak SX6000
.Sh SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel,
place the following line in your
kernel configuration file:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "device pst"
.Ed
.Pp
Alternatively, to load the driver as a
module at boot time, place the following line in
.Xr loader.conf 5 :
.Bd -literal -offset indent
pst_load="YES"
.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This driver is for the Promise Supertrak SX6000 ATA hardware RAID controller.
It supports (in hardware) RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5 and JBOD on up to
6 ATA disk drives, including automatic rebuild and hotswap, and supports
signalling disk status on LEDs on Promise Superswap disk enclosures.
The Supertrak line of controllers does not support non-disk devices.
.Sh HARDWARE
The
.Nm
driver supports the Promise Supertrak SX6000 ATA hardware RAID
controller.
.Sh NOTES
The
.Nm
driver does not support manipulating the RAID from the OS, RAIDs need
to be set up from the onboard BIOS.
However, hot swap, hot spare, and
automatic rebuilds are supported without a reboot.
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
driver first appeared in
.Fx 4.7 .
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
driver and man page was written by
.An S\(/oren Schmidt
.Aq sos@FreeBSD.org .