Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 13:35:35 -0400 From: dieterbsd@engineer.com To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SATA port multiplier recommendations? Message-ID: <8CCC4C7A8624558-1B6C-796F@web-mmc-m09.sysops.aol.com>
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>> Does anyone have recommendations for/against specific SATA port >> multipliers? >> Do they all work well with FreeBSD? > > Afaik port multipliers are unsupported by FreeBSD. You are talking > about controllers? Beginning in 8.0, port multipliers (and NCQ) are supported by ahci(4)=20 and siis(4). >> I was hoping someone would have a port multiplier with a 600 MB/s >> uplink >> by now? > > It is possible with LSI 3081e (mpt). Huh? LSI 3081e appears to be a 300 MB/s 8 port SAS controller that requires at least an 8 lane slot. Not going to fit in my wimpy x1 slots. The mpt(4) man page doesn't appear to mention NCQ.
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