diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
index b14f7cac30e98fb983cf0dd4a7edeb9559777ddf..ac108f9e26741c544daa6c8756ff8a512a1b6fd2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aachba.c
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(numacb, "Request a limit to the number of adapter control block
 int acbsize = -1;
 module_param(acbsize, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(acbsize, "Request a specific adapter control block (FIB) size. Valid values are 512, 2048, 4096 and 8192. Default is to use suggestion from Firmware.");
+
+int expose_physicals = 0;
+module_param(expose_physicals, int, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(expose_physicals, "Expose physical components of the arrays. 0=off, 1=on");
 /**
  *	aac_get_config_status	-	check the adapter configuration
  *	@common: adapter to query
@@ -1535,7 +1539,7 @@ int aac_scsi_cmd(struct scsi_cmnd * scsicmd)
 				return 0;
 			}
 		} else {  /* check for physical non-dasd devices */
-			if(dev->nondasd_support == 1){
+			if ((dev->nondasd_support == 1) || expose_physicals) {
 				if (dev->in_reset)
 					return -1;
 				return aac_send_srb_fib(scsicmd);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index d67058f80816b3497998f4390fefb8109ad61679..6e4eafa4eceee8a950aae715e291179a925171a2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ static LIST_HEAD(aac_devices);
 static int aac_cfg_major = -1;
 char aac_driver_version[] = AAC_DRIVER_FULL_VERSION;
 
+extern int expose_physicals;
+
 /*
  * Because of the way Linux names scsi devices, the order in this table has
  * become important.  Check for on-board Raid first, add-in cards second.
@@ -394,6 +396,7 @@ static int aac_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 		sdev->skip_ms_page_3f = 1;
 	}
 	if ((sdev->type == TYPE_DISK) &&
+			!expose_physicals &&
 			(sdev_channel(sdev) != CONTAINER_CHANNEL)) {
 		struct aac_dev *aac = (struct aac_dev *)sdev->host->hostdata;
 		if (!aac->raid_scsi_mode || (sdev_channel(sdev) != 2))
@@ -928,7 +931,7 @@ static int __devinit aac_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	 * all containers are on the virtual channel 0 (CONTAINER_CHANNEL)
 	 * physical channels are address by their actual physical number+1
 	 */
-	if (aac->nondasd_support == 1)
+	if ((aac->nondasd_support == 1) || expose_physicals)
 		shost->max_channel = aac->maximum_num_channels;
 	else
 		shost->max_channel = 0;