From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 16 04:16:01 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6310106566B for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:16:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pluknet@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qw0-f54.google.com (mail-qw0-f54.google.com [209.85.216.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6292B8FC0A for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:16:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qwc9 with SMTP id 9so741373qwc.13 for ; Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:16:00 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=yGDk+YQqXX3fSnFduDTV5BoJh1iHVPyrg1AcGNl3E0g=; b=I7kGGE4avONA6GMx+5msdN1iK10q3BA6uyB40mBoNvlp+R2ypgtxlRdZxasfJs9We8 Fi3B5anKD2sMvjt4Gu6+CvNven9JcWQAuoBaI7EaBde22VIa6bJYrQaQOhFfQGXPlV5X 3nQ8Fjj05USRUo0Re4nzviuU1jcNMomGPub0Q= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=KEkJQpuJsuGpebCsfd09G/NcTniRipSPOcRyJRJ2hsuJIlPIOLD3odQzffB77BNsJc oWbQjrSHHStIbd7vsbSKdxN5Vx2eS5Bhum8b6la/+6SYQVonhv5AyjXoXv+EuroVOzCE tgPEJ/KFe3/JUi8dvvgrUobhdC1gFqAQyA5ms= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.142.11 with SMTP id o11mr353729qcu.46.1308196177786; Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:49:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.99.197 with HTTP; Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:49:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1308152906919-4491684.post@n5.nabble.com> References: <1308152906919-4491684.post@n5.nabble.com> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:49:37 +0400 Message-ID: From: Sergey Kandaurov To: easwarrior Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IBM x3650 raid controller hardware recommendation X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 04:16:01 -0000 On 15 June 2011 19:48, easwarrior wrote: > > I have purchased a new x3650 to use as my firewall for my network. I will be > installing pfSense. Unfortunately I did not pay attention when I ordered the > machine and have come to realize that the RAID controller does not have any > drivers for FreeBSD. Of course IBM states they do not support FreeBSD > either. Are there any suggestions on a controller to purchase for this unit. > It would have to be pci express and low profile and support SAS. I know I > can do a software RAID but rather avoid that if possible. > HI. Hmm.. x3650 (the first gen) is a no longer shipping model. May be you are about x3650m2 or more likely m3? Anyway, all three generations are known to have onboard RAID-controllers supported in FreeBSD. In x3650 model that's ServeRAID-8k supported by aac(4), In x3650 m2/m3 that's ServeRAID M5014/5015 (rarely MR10i in the first m2 models) supported by mfi(4). -- wbr, pluknet