From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 23 20:27:32 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3142B1065677 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:27:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from outbackdingo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f54.google.com (mail-fx0-f54.google.com [209.85.161.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B748A8FC18 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:27:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxg9 with SMTP id 9so5403885fxg.13 for ; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:27:30 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=JpSsCYMaenW5BP0y85DYs7g3IHNDKGKmGhxqeqVfD+4=; b=v3CEiPl/WDnjTdV2JoiIlv3ni+eLXrP+RUtfqABZwGxNQEamIs2ZgHEecKHiOj9dXj eyfQgwshhqiSq3/NOVpeL7C44xMXx8qhbXWzZjZz3KI1G3hDHQari+6IrnHkqNVqstBs p61nokD1M4+hT+5caxn8iBpiJ97EL2giOOk5U= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.39.91 with SMTP id f27mr5621288fae.26.1316809650585; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:27:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.152.24.129 with HTTP; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:27:30 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4E7CCB91.4050206@gmail.com> References: <4e79f205.0c74970a.09a6.ffffadbaSMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> <4E7CCB91.4050206@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:27:30 -0400 Message-ID: From: Outback Dingo To: Joseph Lenox Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pci express ZFS card? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:27:32 -0000 On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Joseph Lenox wrote: > On 09/21/2011 09:16 AM, Eduardo Morras wrote: >> >> Hi, i have this used pci express industrial card (PCIe 2.0 x4) with 1GB: >> >> >> http://www.ieiworld.com/product_groups/industrial/content.aspx?gid=00001000010000000001&cid=08141333914287007902&id=0A263601401161285688 >> >> I want to install a NanoBSD with ZFS and 3 Sata disks. Unfortunately i >> know nothing about this topic. Does anynone know if this type of cards can >> be connected to a server? Can i access the zfs raidz on it througth the pci >> express interface? >> >> The card documentation says nothing about its use on normal pc as >> expansion card, only on pci express backplanes. >> >> TIA > > I would posit that it is only for use as on a PCI Express backplane; I don't > even see how it would fit in a standard PCI Express slot (seeing as the > backplane connector is physically longer than the PCI Express connector). > Moreover, the card itself looks like a system-on-a-board (a complete > computer system on a single mainboard). > This is definatley a backplane SBC designed system, and will not work in a standard motherboard, seems to me what he really wants is like an OCZ revo drive, or Fusion IO card > --Joseph Lenox > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >