From owner-freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 24 18:29:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A48D9106566C for ; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:29:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stas@ht-systems.ru) Received: from smtp.ht-systems.ru (mr0.ht-systems.ru [78.110.50.55]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CBC98FC33 for ; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:29:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stas@ht-systems.ru) Received: from [78.110.49.49] (helo=quasar.ht-systems.ru) by smtp.ht-systems.ru with esmtpa (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1JdrAm-0007PT-11; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:13:28 +0300 Received: by quasar.ht-systems.ru (Postfix, from userid 1024) id CA85763F3; Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:13:26 +0300 (MSK) Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:13:26 +0300 From: Stanislav Sedov To: Michael Worobcuk Message-Id: <20080324211326.153a901e.stas@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <541015E1-8B7C-439D-96E6-84E335B4CD23@michaelworobcuk.de> References: <541015E1-8B7C-439D-96E6-84E335B4CD23@michaelworobcuk.de> Organization: The FreeBSD Project X-XMPP: ssedov@jabber.ru X-Voice: +7 916 849 20 23 X-PGP-Fingerprint: F21E D6CC 5626 9609 6CE2 A385 2BF5 5993 EB26 9581 X-Mailer: carrier-pigeon Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SAN with FREEBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-cluster@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Clustering FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:29:59 -0000 On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:18:35 +0100 Michael Worobcuk mentioned: > Hi everyone, > I need some help with freebsd and storage area networks. > > I want to build a san with Freebsd and Supermicro / Dell Servers. > > As far as I understood, I need to pay attention on compatibility > between san products. > My questions are now: > - is Freebsd working with every san? > - what are those compatibility issues about, i.e. from where do I know > which san works with which server and which operating system? > - could you give me some advice, which san's work well with Freebsd > ( and Supermicro?)? > What do you mean by SAN? Do you want to build a storage system that will be accessed by several Supermicro servers later? In this case every FibreChannel solution will work if you will buy supported FC adapter. QLogic ones, for instance, works well. -- Stanislav Sedov ST4096-RIPE