From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 26 02:41:09 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABFC0106566C for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:41:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from spork@bway.net) Received: from xena.bway.net (xena.bway.net [216.220.96.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C6ED8FC0A for ; Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:41:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 35932 invoked by uid 0); 26 Sep 2009 02:41:08 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.3.2.41?) (spork@96.57.144.66) by smtp.bway.net with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 26 Sep 2009 02:41:08 -0000 Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:41:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Sprickman X-X-Sender: spork@hotlap.local To: Damian McGuckin In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (OSX 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell/LSI RAID controllers X-BeenThere: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SCSI subsystem List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:41:09 -0000 On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Damian McGuckin wrote: >> All are within my price range. I assume all can handle SATA as well as >> SAS, correct? Is performance in the ballpark of a $500 3Ware or Areca >> card? > > I would personally stick with the Areca. The newer ones of these now handle > both SAS and SATA. I am considering that, but I'm concerned about whether this would entail trying to hack something together to get the drives connected to the card - I have no idea how proprietary things are in there. It's been awhile, but last time I put together a box with a ton of SATA drives, it seemed every manufacturer had their own connector scheme for "multilane" SATA. I suspect I couldn't just drop a 3rd party card in there and plug it into the backplane. Still digging for a clear picture of the inside of the thing. Thanks, Charles > - Damian > > Pacific Engineering Systems International, 277-279 Broadway, Broadway NSW > 2007 > Ph:+61-2-8571-0847 .. Fx:+61-2-9692-9623 | unsolicited email not wanted here > ! > Views and opinions here are mine and not those of any past or present > employer >