From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Sun Oct 8 21:14:47 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05BC6E403E4 for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2017 21:14:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from leeb@ratnaling.org) Received: from mail-it0-x236.google.com (mail-it0-x236.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::236]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 64E2D6D4A9 for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2017 21:14:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from leeb@ratnaling.org) Received: by mail-it0-x236.google.com with SMTP id g18so10867109itg.5 for ; Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:14:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ratnaling-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:cc; bh=5mc+FQRPduOxeeI0KdrG8XxI5tI9YtHjFrhvp2Y1RgI=; b=VDchWlNlI28BVew+r7SvwU8/H0Dtcj0kc5/I8TqoC4DQq7OqTzy9UcRQ40ZBUiWHos cx0Lonigowf1NNLBeHjlbr4nJnhRmv7ICLLCtdPAUDmOrYtHds+KpPCKYpMJKixIETIZ e7UG6EIeiH8mMFUC86IhCcpYaWo3AMcgqKDlnFui62KF7WsAjD2guwjpWi5tJa2zjiYY vXLpGLnklMs0YFtWe5LxSwD4DqmCr6OPqP8n3Bm00ZPkXBBASGEG/SrQlk8zG8XT9cE0 OpzkqxFe6axRPPfi6nQXFFU7AQMnMqQafN0kzbfaN75qpeLbVPEhUSL/5ilJqYjVFXsO zOZg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:cc; bh=5mc+FQRPduOxeeI0KdrG8XxI5tI9YtHjFrhvp2Y1RgI=; b=GNoAmIVKFR6a15iE8bMRIDpNKU2esoFrlOMxo6hbUhmtLZwGsxuv50BYwQ/AGxVzN4 cnqX7bqwS0X2EkSrtfCChNR986v5OnF9aAbXx+52EGoL2nT+UMfvZM/bo8FCjRBdpVyu wYE9JH+Zglt0JIUM7TmZD47NgdT1XjOEMbpyn5TShhBdRG/eSOkHXK0KhuaUZQAUS/fm aX1RLm1H5wP97GknYfPw6x899rA1qJScLXaJKfNsFyXlIlMzNguIOB24+l38MvQ3q1b2 n8IV32K29tcmBrqCUVy5R08WCXCyNPGB9t8RSvMezefPcSmeuezU2hKl0l/bT5nFkQFg MFzQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaVzDHyXNCrJRW5g6OFEqohz0sDp3ri2mQkvO/ksmmyrlxF+/6YM uJi8fgtnjI6TE0OewPSiL+GTBGvWwC/TYXzxMn41vA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QDbAwKFwVrVCoJdbKX/rC64sv046zm3BfKyFfGRitBRYrtSMAzkXXN8ypsQwF4HxHfSuEhTEgA66dV1Ya75Jco= X-Received: by 10.36.0.77 with SMTP id 74mr11194098ita.67.1507497284833; Sun, 08 Oct 2017 14:14:44 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.79.32.146 with HTTP; Sun, 8 Oct 2017 14:14:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <884736CE-6915-4722-A221-79F4264A92AA@gmail.com> References: <0CA0E6C0-FA9A-4BFE-9354-5D7F3886D4E0@gmail.com> <884736CE-6915-4722-A221-79F4264A92AA@gmail.com> From: Lee Brown Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 14:14:44 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Dell SAS controller / mpr? Cc: freebsd-net Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2017 21:14:47 -0000 On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 6:46 AM, Ben RUBSON wrote: > > > On 07 Oct 2017, at 21:11, Lee Brown wrote: > > > > On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Ben RUBSON wrote: > > > >>> On 06 Oct 2017, at 22:09, Lee Brown wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi All, > >>> > >>> I want to purchase a dell R330 system with a "SAS 12Gbps HBA External > >>> Controller", which I believe is this (pdf) > >>> >> data-sheets/en/Documents/Dell-PowerEdge-12Gbps-SAS-HBA.pdf> > >>> card, based on the LSI SAS 3008 controller, which seems to be supported > >> by > >>> the mpr driver. > >>> > >>> Would anybody be so kind as to verify this looks right before I > purchase > >> a > >>> brick! > >> > >> Hi Lee, > >> > >> The SAS3008 is supported yes. > >> Not sure however the Dell cards have an IT firmware available, > >> or can receive the (last) IT LSI firmware. > >> > > That's always my concern with Dell hardware. > > > > So this SAS 9300-414E HBA > > adapters/sas-9300-4i4e> > > would be a better choice then? > > For sure you would not be concerned by potential firmware update > limitations... > > One thread with some info you may find useful : > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2016-August/023786.html > Which continues here : > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2016-September/023897.html > And here : > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2016-October/023998.html > And finally : > https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2017-January/024276.html > > Ben > Thanks Ben, I had seen 2 of those, but that nails it for me then, I'll get the real card. Cheers -- lee