From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Sun Oct 8 13:46:16 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A3D3E361EA for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2017 13:46:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ben.rubson@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wm0-x22d.google.com (mail-wm0-x22d.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c09::22d]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CBF366BEBC for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2017 13:46:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ben.rubson@gmail.com) Received: by mail-wm0-x22d.google.com with SMTP id q124so16493874wmb.0 for ; Sun, 08 Oct 2017 06:46:15 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=82PTKi+dhgDIc5TT3JiFmDCs9BMj5wROJhHOxLVLBT8=; b=r9AgCBB9Xv2iZccv0yWOdtgM0805mvDaDykQY/+kwI3jt/h2tksVSGeoJ5i6hS3jQB 1FG3AVuqepw/b6Pb9lx4C7RjQimY3amBRYZTGdz26/fEzQyHau++SbXBPYHPKTC9CQE4 ZMYUbRgA/UzwkTYGkT/x+O7/a79dIcp6giA+1Cbpnbd1QrorcjxFeCETaKNduEI9ArpI 1tXrXu+zsadZDe/ezuZc17QVjRpsREyOirI7Kw5Wfjeczpnbeu2ZnI0BVB4bpK9YooY5 WfgZav0EofOIcrl6i64ucF5QAC3vL4hSe9epRddsDm72F0hY7HJutb59UH4+zl7ysoIR RPgQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=82PTKi+dhgDIc5TT3JiFmDCs9BMj5wROJhHOxLVLBT8=; b=KI7+nc/HyP+kf/RRqhlWTXNeePEgDdGfejN6kMb+i/HbTr9V4Od/wlzceaUACqHiI5 /kyt1UJeHL2QMBB+etjHW/yoi/GKhbJR+LZMK5ZStFYaroGCUbEHOqVz03RNg3r/pU2A Ql6ZpTQEbBh+hYK/jwPwRiUdjCARPB6Pc2LJlkXTm6zInlP51Ft2B5xn04Tx9PkfMAMr k+vI6qFCXW7kQhy1faO/7kaoIDMZVVRFnuzCfuxtTlggLs5FNTXWVA7AE6QJc1FG1HjX SGsAlwNhXGCXmRUrd6uOWFYsU/Pvp+88IfjxwTWC5kk3PHatbX2EZihniWrINt1TyoK9 /iUg== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaVUnrR+rl3n3PlsDY781sWX2H7NoRRuTazmmxqCfvWeid1G87Ub ZNjtCziUQQgBCeYXfZFK4wYfbdXlaA0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QBQhbWDAhy4Rkxc1UHc8zTcABFVYnYcKak1fLMDAWM+cB9LkmDiVndjBW4v6boBGttU6ogwtQ== X-Received: by 10.28.211.66 with SMTP id k63mr5697403wmg.33.1507470373998; Sun, 08 Oct 2017 06:46:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bens-mac.home (LFbn-MAR-1-445-220.w2-15.abo.wanadoo.fr. [2.15.38.220]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id r21sm4700543wmd.26.2017.10.08.06.46.13 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 08 Oct 2017 06:46:13 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: Dell SAS controller / mpr? From: Ben RUBSON In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 15:46:12 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <884736CE-6915-4722-A221-79F4264A92AA@gmail.com> References: <0CA0E6C0-FA9A-4BFE-9354-5D7F3886D4E0@gmail.com> To: freebsd-net X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2017 13:46:16 -0000 > On 07 Oct 2017, at 21:11, Lee Brown wrote: >=20 > On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Ben RUBSON = wrote: >=20 >>> On 06 Oct 2017, at 22:09, Lee Brown wrote: >>>=20 >>> Hi All, >>>=20 >>> I want to purchase a dell R330 system with a "SAS 12Gbps HBA = External >>> Controller", which I believe is this (pdf) >>> > data-sheets/en/Documents/Dell-PowerEdge-12Gbps-SAS-HBA.pdf> >>> card, based on the LSI SAS 3008 controller, which seems to be = supported >> by >>> the mpr driver. >>>=20 >>> Would anybody be so kind as to verify this looks right before I = purchase >> a >>> brick! >>=20 >> Hi Lee, >>=20 >> The SAS3008 is supported yes. >> Not sure however the Dell cards have an IT firmware available, >> or can receive the (last) IT LSI firmware. >>=20 > That's always my concern with Dell hardware. >=20 > So this SAS 9300-414E HBA > = > would be a better choice then? For sure you would not be concerned by potential firmware update = limitations... One thread with some info you may find useful : https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2016-August/023786.html Which continues here : = https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2016-September/023897.html And here : https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2016-October/023998.html And finally : https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2017-January/024276.html Ben