Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 14:34:55 +0800 From: TJ Varghese <tj@tjvarghese.com> To: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> Cc: stable@freebsd.org, Matt Thyer <matt.thyer@gmail.com> Subject: Re: PCIe SATA HBA for ZFS on -STABLE Message-ID: <BANLkTik5Ukoy0-nMv_T0AEFTKk1azFqqxQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTim-0X%2Ba9THZvuTXoRqCKn6didfErQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <BANLkTimmjrhnO9fAnFW_HmW%2BVQTrvMYYiA@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTim-0X%2Ba9THZvuTXoRqCKn6didfErQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 5:48 AM, Matt Thyer <matt.thyer@gmail.com> wrote: > > > What do people recommend for 8-STABLE as a PCIe SATA II HBA for someone > > using ZFS ? > > > > Not wanting to break the bank. > > Not interested in SATA III 6GB at this time... though it could be useful > if > > I add an SSD for... (is it ZIL ?). > > Can this be added at any time ? > > > > The main issue is I need at least 10 ports total for all existing > drives... > > ZIL would require 11 so ideally we are talking a 6 port HBA. > > > > SuperMicro AOC-USAS2-L8i works exceptionally well. These are 8-port HBAs > using the LSI1068 chipset, supported by the mpt(4) driver. Support 3 Gpbs > SATA/SAS, using multi-lane cables (2 connectors on the card, each connector > supports 4 SATA ports), hot-plug, hot-swap. > > The USAS2 (6Gbps) is supported by the mps driver (on -CURRENT, not sure if it's in 8-STABLE yet). Perhaps you're referring to the earlier USAS which does 3Gbps and is supported by the mpt driver. -- TJ
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