From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 30 14:36:22 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A51A106564A for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:36:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (bigknife-pt.tunnel.tserv9.chi1.ipv6.he.net [IPv6:2001:470:1f10:75::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D06168FC2A for ; Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:36:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [IPv6:::1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m8UEaEg9056813; Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:36:15 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:12:52 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <1222350806.2443.32.camel@localhost> <48E10F69.7080704@gneto.com> In-Reply-To: <48E10F69.7080704@gneto.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200809301012.52744.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [IPv6:::1]); Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:36:15 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.93.1/8359/Tue Sep 30 09:29:02 2008 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=4.2 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,NO_RELAYS autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Tom Evans Subject: Re: LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 8208ELP X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:36:22 -0000 On Monday 29 September 2008 01:24:57 pm Martin Nilsson wrote: > Tom Evans wrote: > > Hi all > > > > I'm looking at building a large home NAS, using ZFS, for long term media > > storage and spooling recordings from a linux mythtv box. I am very keen > > to avoid using ata(4), and was wondering if this card was supported by > > either mfi(4) or amr(4)? It isn't explicitly mentioned in either, but > > the 8408 is supported by mfi(4). > > > The LSI MegaRAID SAS 8204/8208 cards are software raid and are supported > by the mpt driver under FreeBSD as 8 separate SAS ports with no RAID > function. Err, MegaRAID SAS parts should be mfi(4) devices, not mpt(4). Also, mpt(4) devices that support RAID are not software RAID. The controller manages the RAID functionality, but the mpt(4) parts I've seen only support RAID 0/1/1E. -- John Baldwin