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Subject: Re: Well-supported SAS RAID card for 6.3?
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Josh Endries wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm buying a new server and will put 6.3 on it and would like to use 
> SAS; normally I use 3ware SATA. I've been reading a lot including man 
> pages but can't seem to find definitive information on SAS cards that 
> are well-supported and work well. I've found reports that cards listed 
> in man pages don't seem to work, and confusion about chips/cards. Does 
> anyone have experience with recent SAS cards or machines with integrated 
> chips?
> 

LSI, Highpoint, Areca, 3ware, and Adaptec are all well supported in FreeBSD.

Scott