From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 18 16:22:59 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7139D106566B for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:22:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fjwcash@gmail.com) Received: from mail-px0-f182.google.com (mail-px0-f182.google.com [209.85.216.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45CB78FC1D for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:22:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pxi12 with SMTP id 12so872633pxi.3 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:22:59 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=54HGdVsakZ/C2Kt/aU9crSJHYlzoDdHNxNJbQUv3GKE=; b=GIXSXFR989RGqTy3HVtMukF5g/WiwHyKsKWkO5k1Gte5631KvQCpMuSGN8YQ4IO+Q0 VAaQeCXGkWnIrfTR31ZFUR48jXufFz2iSUr1/ayiQOVIRcRM7OoGnYr/HAx8a88QuBwf jTh6iibQTm6TyIo/Y1ppKKN1tt2heiENlFrw4= 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 :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=m52a81PDT2A52yHEvRhk+0SO0lPrak1bYvH+V+VFlSwuSfv5ghU+EROW0ouYPfFFn5 lShsqAcBVPynkneH+Ear+y/YitXA1b0X+CZv4Uqk5kudHyUDklzPMdCi3AJSCJGJ1I1R i9ZAjgpaL7RYCL/fXib7dt9ilIhZRgHGu+VGE= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.66.6 with SMTP id o6mr1263497wfa.342.1258561378912; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:22:58 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20091118074329.GA13345@rink.nu> References: <20091118074329.GA13345@rink.nu> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:22:58 -0800 Message-ID: From: Freddie Cash To: FreeBSD Stable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Support for SAS/SATA non-RAID adapters X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:22:59 -0000 On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Rink Springer wrote: > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 08:38:21PM -0800, Freddie Cash wrote: >> I've also found a couple of Areca cards (PCI-X, non-RAID/PCIe RAID), >> and have heard good things about Areca support in FreeBSD. =C2=A0Any >> comments on their quality/performance/reliability? > > I have got an Areca ARC-1110 4x SATA2 PCI-X card in my server, and I'm > quite impressed with the performance; these cards do very well in terms > I/O operations per second and the driver has been rock solid for me. The > only downside is that they are quite expensive (but well worth it, IMO) Compared to a 3Ware 9550SXU controller, these are cheap. The Areca is only $500 (open-box) or $700 (new) on newegg.ca. The 3Ware cards are over $1000, with the PCIe versions being over $1200 (which is what started me on this journey -- hardware budgets are getting smaller and smaller each year). --=20 Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com