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I have updated my 3Ware 3dm2 and 3Ware CLI debian packages. I also included the patch from tretkowski.de.

Now version 9.5.0 is available on jonas.genannt.name.

This morning, I had to install my 3dm2 package on an server with vlans on the local ethernet device.

I installed the packages as always, but I was not able to start 3dm2. The software failed with

(0x0C:0x0005): Failed to start listening socket

After some debuging, I have changed RemoteAccess parameter to 0. After this modification in the configuration file, I was able to start 3dm2 on the machine.

So I think 3dm2 is not able to handle ethernet devices with vlans enabled...

I have updated my 3Ware 3dm2 and 3Ware CLI debian packages.

Now version 9.4.1.2 is available on jonas.genannt.name.

If you are using Policyd-weight and you want to monitor it with your nagios, you can use my policyd-weight nagios plugin.

You can download it here.

New ( version: 9.4.1.1) 3Ware CLI programm is now packaged. You can find it on: jonas.genannt.name.

Please have a look at: Using the tw_cli

The tw_cli from 3Ware for all the 3WARE Controllers is a little bit tricky.

Here are some examples how to use tw_cli:

tw_cli
//irena>info
Ctl Model Ports Drives Units NotOpt RRate VRate BBU
------------------------------------------------------------------------
c0 8506-4LP 4 3 1 0 3 - -

The info command is usefull for checking how many controller are available.

//irena>/c0 show
Unit UnitType Status %RCmpl %V/I/M Stripe Size(GB) Cache AVrfy
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
u0 RAID-5 OK - - 64K 298.099 ON -

Port Status Unit Size Blocks Serial
---------------------------------------------------------------
p0 OK u0 149.05 GB 312581808 0696J1FX608399
p1 OK u0 149.05 GB 312581808 0696J1FX611330
p2 NOT-PRESENT - - - -
p3 OK u0 149.05 GB 312581808 0696J1FX611304

The /c0 show command display which raid units and disks avilable on controller 0.
For the second controller in the system please type /c1 show.

//irena>/c0/u0 start verify
Sending start verify message to /c0/u0 ... Done.

The /c0/u0 start verify command starts an Raid verify on Controller 0 Unit 0.

//irena>/c0/u0 start rebuild disk=1
Sending rebuild start request to /c0/u0 on 1 disk(s)

The command /c0/u0 start rebuild disk=1 starts the rebuild on controller 0, unit 0 and disk 1 (on port 1).


If you are using debian, you can use my debian packages, please see here!

I have updated my 3Ware CLI (Command Line Interface) and 3DM2 (Disk Management Utility) debian packages.

You can find it on my website like the last version.

Please note, I have only updated the i386 packages, the amd64 will follow in some days.

Updated features list:

1.) normal eMailaccount

• change there own password


• create/modify/delete autoresponder


• create/modify/delete forward to an other email address (with the option deliver local or not)


• activate/deactivate spamassassin


• create/modify/delete whist- and blacklists for spamassassin


• modify some options for spamassassin, e.g. rewrite subject

Now it would be nice if some volunteer create a nice site layout for the webinterface.

In the past I had some trouble to manage my RSS feeds.

I used Thunderbird for reading my email than the RSS feeds begun to grow up and I used Thunderbird to read my feeds, but it is the wrong program for it. To slow and to big, eats memory.

Today I started my search for an news reader! - I found Liferea.

A small and fast - written in GTK - newsreader. Now I'm happy with the feeds.

My project is neaerly complete! - Web based managment for eMailServers.

My eMailServer framework based on Courier/Postfix/Maildrop/MySQL has got four usergroups:

1.) normal eMailaccount

• change there own password


• create/modify/delete autoresponder

2.) admin for one or more domains

• can do the same like a normal eMailaccount


• create/modify/delete eMailaddresses


• create/modify/delete Forwardings


• create/modify/delete CatchAll Address

3.) superadmin

• can do the same like the admin


• create/modify/delete domains

4.) superadmin manager

• can do the same like the superadmin


• create/modify/delete superadmins

All this actions can be done with the webinterface!

You can find some screenshots here.

Sorry all screenshots in german, but it based on Smarty so you can make your own template.

The Webinterface depends on php4, php4-mysql, php4-cli, mysql-server,smarty, php4-pear and some extra Pear Modules.

3Ware Software the second round!

I have created debian packages for the CLI (Command Line Interface) for 3Ware Controllers.

You can find it, like the 3dm2 on Debian Unofficial and here.

I have created debian packages for the 3DM 2 (Disk Management Utility) for 3Ware Controllers.

You can find it on Debian Unofficial and here.

This script checks for new updates and mails the output to the sysadmin!

#!/bin/sh
#Copyright: Jonas Genannt jonas.genannt (AT) capi2name.de
#License: GPL

MAIL_CMD="/usr/bin/mail"
EMAIL_ADDR="email@domain.tld"
TMPNAME="`mktemp`"

IPADDR="`LC_ALL='en' /sbin/ifconfig eth0 | sed -n -e'/inet addr:/s/^.*inet addr:\([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/p'`"

if [ -z ${IPADDR} ]; then
IPADDR="`LC_ALL='en' /sbin/ifconfig eth0:1 | sed -n -e'/inet addr:/s/^.*inet addr:\([0-9.]*\).*$/\1/p'`"
fi

if [ -z ${IPADDR} ]; then
IPADDR=`/bin/hostname -f`
fi

apt-get update > /dev/null
if [ `apt-get --just-print upgrade | grep -c -E "^Inst"` -gt "0" ]; then

echo -e "apt-get upgrade would like to install these packages:\n" >> ${TMPNAME}
`apt-get --just-print -u upgrade | grep "^Inst " | awk '{print$2}' >> ${TMPNAME}`
echo -e "\n-------------------------------------\nSecurity Updates. You know the drill." >> ${TMPNAME}
${MAIL_CMD} ${EMAIL_ADDR} -s "Updates available on ${IPADDR}" < ${TMPNAME}
rm -f ${TMPNAME}
fi