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Subject: Re: SATA 6g 4-port non-RAID controller ?
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Hi!

> > What kind of SATA 6g 4-port non-RAID controller is currently suggested
> > for use in 8/9 setups with large RAM (64G) setups with ZFS ?

> SuperMicro AOC-USAS2-L8i
> 
> PCIe controller with 2 multi-lane connectors (SFF-1087) supporting 8
> SAS/SATA ports.  Supports two firmwares:
>   IR mode enables RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and a couple of other modes (no
> RAID5+)
>   IT mode enables straight HBA mode
> 
> Supported by the mps(4) driver in FreeBSD 9-CURRENT, and I believe has been
> MFC'd into 8.2-STABLE.

Then the LSISAS9211-4i, using the same chip, should work with mps as well ?

http://www.lsi.com/channel/products/storagecomponents/Pages/LSISAS9211-4i.aspx

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