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Date:      Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:16:16 -0700
From:      Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com>
To:        Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru>
Cc:        FreeBSD Filesystems <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Recommended HBA for ZFS, contemporary
Message-ID:  <CAOjFWZ5NOazPHcLSf9TjJSy4vDLEGchMJLT7=0ZW%2BtbLUqSoXQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1608221904270.82304@woozle.rinet.ru>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1608221904270.82304@woozle.rinet.ru>

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On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 9:08 AM, Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
>
> what is the list of preferred disk controllers to build storage server, s=
ay
> 12-24 amd more 3.5" disks?  Not too much IOPS are expected, and some coul=
d
> be
> mitigated with L2ARC with only metadata cached, I suppose.
>
> Two usage schemes are file server for big files (mostly cold storage) and
> backup/surveillance server (constant stream writes, occasional random
> reads)
>
> Any hints? Thanks!
>

=E2=80=8BWe've had great experience with LSI (now Avago) 9211-8i and 9211-8=
e
controllers.  These use the older LSI2008 chipset, fully supported by the
mps(4) driver under FreeBSD 9+.

We use these in 24-bay, 4U SuperMicro chassis with a local motherboard
(all-in-one server).  And in multi-chassis setups with 90+ hard drives (2U
SuperMicro chassis with the motherboard and HBAs connected to 4U SuperMicro
JBOD chassis).

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Freddie Cash
fjwcash@gmail.com



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