Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:09:27 +0200 From: Stefan Esser <se@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCIe SATA HBA for ZFS on -STABLE Message-ID: <4DE62BF7.7090203@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20110601080706.GA18521@icarus.home.lan> References: <BANLkTimmjrhnO9fAnFW_HmW%2BVQTrvMYYiA@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTim-0X%2Ba9THZvuTXoRqCKn6didfErQ@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTik5Ukoy0-nMv_T0AEFTKk1azFqqxQ@mail.gmail.com> <20110601080706.GA18521@icarus.home.lan>
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Am 01.06.2011 10:07, schrieb Jeremy Chadwick: > Sadly I don't have a recommendation for you, since you effectively want > a 6-port SATA300 controller that's reliable, you're almost certainly > going to be paying Big Bucks(tm) given the number of ports and your > requirement that it be PCIe-based. You state quite boldly "not wanting > to break the bank", but what you're asking for almost certainly WILL > break the bank. > > For example, an "affordable" controller might be one driven by Silicon > Image's SiI3124 chip -- four (4) SATA300 ports, but it's only hooked to > PCI or PCI-X, not PCIe, which means you're susceptible to a much more > severe bus bottleneck than with PCIe: > > http://www.siliconimage.com/products/family.aspx?id=3 FYI: There is at least one PCIe card with Sil3124 (with PCIe to PCI-X bridge on the controller card): http://www.leaf-computer.com/#24e Price is 69 Euro plus 5 Euro shipping to Europe or North America (i.e. some US$110 total). Regards, STefan
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