Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 00:28:38 +0200 From: Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com> To: Wes Morgan <morganw@chemikals.org> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS Advice Message-ID: <200808090028.39729.peter.schuller@infidyne.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0808061400590.25442@ibyngvyr.purzvxnyf.bet> References: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0808051842550.93088@ibyngvyr.purzvxnyf.bet> <200808061928.37001.peter.schuller@infidyne.com> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0808061400590.25442@ibyngvyr.purzvxnyf.bet>
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--nextPart2116982.ssuW4itSP7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline > http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-USAS-L8i.cfm > > http://www.lsi.com/storage_home/products_home/standard_product_ics/sas_ic= s/ >lsisas1068e/index.html > > Not much onboard ram, but it's PCI-E and even SAS. CDW lists it for $155. > That would be cheaper than buying a new board with a PCI-X slot or two, > and would even handle SAS drives. Claims to be based on the "LSISAS 1068E > SAS controller". Any idea if that is supported? I don't see it listed in > the mfi man page. LSI has a Linux driver for download. That card looks > like it would be just what I need. Well: =2E/dev/mpt/mpilib/mpi_cnfg.h:#define MPI_MANUFACTPAGE_DEVID_SAS1068E = =20 (0x0058) =2E/dev/mpt/mpilib/mpi_ioc.h: * 03-11-05 01.05.08 Added family code for = 1068E=20 family. =2E/dev/mpt/mpilib/mpi_ioc.h:#define MPI_FW_HEADER_PID_FAMILY_106xE_SAS = =20 (0x0004) /* 1068E, 1066E, and 1064E */ And mpt(4) has "LSI Logic AS1064, LSI Logic AS1068 (SAS/SATA)" listed as=20 supported. So as far as I can tell it should be supported, assuming it truly works in= =20 practice. Given past history in trying to find suitable controllers I have to be=20 paranoid and wonder what I am missing... surely I cannot have found the=20 perfect controller. Does anyone have hands-on experience? I especially like the SAS support; particularly since I have recently notic= ed=20 the availability of low-cost 7k2rpm SAS drives. =2D-=20 / Peter Schuller PGP userID: 0xE9758B7D or 'Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com>' Key retrieval: Send an E-Mail to getpgpkey@scode.org E-Mail: peter.schuller@infidyne.com Web: http://www.scode.org --nextPart2116982.ssuW4itSP7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkicyJcACgkQDNor2+l1i314dQCg2/QkT/TOg35FzF9MzS7+SedM k/oAn2gLVK3g28Tqyx+xLX/YN44pU+sk =T5aR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2116982.ssuW4itSP7--
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