From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 28 16:42:09 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48CD5641 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:42:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vivek@khera.org) Received: from mail-wi0-f174.google.com (mail-wi0-f174.google.com [209.85.212.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFCBD8FC0C for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:42:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wi0-f174.google.com with SMTP id hm9so4861644wib.13 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:42:07 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=khera.org; s=google11; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=Bw+AwpuVAEdGZonwWXl6t/32Z6TRiFr03bHlUSmIjIk=; b=Zs0+hXQkEW5tUxloejjceTI5NBDIvSBui/VfwydFr3IPm80iw7RShgvL3O66Vcr7XH PT4rzvucohDGSQEG1hxSXpJGkeD7gFD6wjvQOooQF7E5QPrH/vnc664UPspq71Z//csP sR/W6kqm5gvjlboWuQENGOUyaw1apaczLoemc= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :x-gm-message-state; bh=Bw+AwpuVAEdGZonwWXl6t/32Z6TRiFr03bHlUSmIjIk=; b=Cpgheqg9kuH2QSj6ivjLcyAIoJcpQHP/SIKcV0oDfyPTS81j+E+nOQhTWaIu5WryMH UKlXVTjid+ejuF5Zk0IS0uqUfTg6/OuPPuY47pR5ebDd8VlGjv+QZsn8JRYtwPd6fZON nGLNZ8KzHpPqacL79zSag4JiRuHOgcYMqxjpj5kZn1e0LCDuRLYqD7BIbW3Qdw+y9JKS 1dTb9ji2Tdqfupa/sf6+sPWyQ64CNIZLcI7A0NXVgYxGJT/MVqP9NpbQnsJoG3oq/DKd f7e9wf3vl1aJFFLHAFwXC+yCfdkMjjrzUGt0eAWax2jv3r5dtXbHgShjEoSHIW1fCu97 RWsA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.93.147 with SMTP id l19mr7680567wef.173.1354120927136; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:42:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.194.88.73 with HTTP; Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:42:07 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:42:07 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: fibre channel cards From: Vick Khera To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmVm+gWbQOvlt1yPhrWJaNG6TVjBEo0cU3v/ncvKoBeEeoELPk9ohgOb/Ede9Gk/mbbUluC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:42:09 -0000 I am getting some new database servers, and I need a fibre channel card to connect to the disk array. My current servers use the following: mpt0@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x0c0400 card=0x10201000 chip=0x06461000 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'LSI Logic / Symbios Logic' device = 'FC949ES Fibre Channel Adapter' class = serial bus subclass = Fibre Channel This card is not available any more. My vendor is offering these two options, but they are not FreeBSD people, and do not guarantee anything will work. QLogic SANblade QLE2460 4GB-FC LSI LSI7204EP-LC 4GB S Fibre PCI-e I have been able to find some mentions in the mailing lists that people were able to get the Qlogic card to work with the current microcode kernel module loaded, but it is not listed in the supported hardware page for FreeBSD 9.0. The LSI card claims on the tech specs sheet to have freebsd drivers, but again, it is not listed on the supported hardware page. I'm much more inclined to go with the LSI, mainly because I have experience with them. Can I expect this card to work with FreeBSD 9.0?