From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 20 20:40:35 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC5DA1065670 for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:40:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Jan-Peter.Koopmann@seceidos.de) Received: from mailfilter1.seceidos.com (mailfilter1.seceidos.com [194.97.154.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F8048FC17 for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:40:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailfilter1.seceidos.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mailfilter1.seceidos.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p9KKTQb4030723 for ; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:29:27 +0200 Received: from mail.seceidos.de (de-sapp03rz.intern.seceidos.de [192.168.200.15]) by mailfilter1.seceidos.com (mailfilter1.seceidos.com [192.168.200.20]) envelope-from with ESMTP id n9JMYQ24172001949V ret-id none; Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:29:27 +0200 From: "Koopmann, Jan-Peter" To: Albert Shih Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 22:28:59 +0200 Thread-Index: AcyPZuXDwFzoldsLQQiiNrU8Wf1FGw== Message-ID: References: <20111019141443.GQ4592@pcjas.obspm.fr> <20111020094913.GC83424@pcjas.obspm.fr> In-Reply-To: <20111020094913.GC83424@pcjas.obspm.fr> Accept-Language: de-DE Content-Language: de-DE X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: de-DE Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MsgInfo-Seceidos: This message was scanned for viruses. If you have any questions please contact postmaster@seceidos.de X-Seceidos-MailScanner-ID: 1RGzEl-0004gp-VD Thread-Topic: Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS on Dell with FreeBSD X-smtpf-Report: sid=n9JMYQ241720019400; tid=n9JMYQ24172001949V; client=lan,relay,grey,ipv6; mail=; rcpt=; nrcpt=1:0; fails=0 Received-SPF: None; receiver=mailfilter1.seceidos.com; client-ip=192.168.200.15; helo= Received-SPF: None; receiver=mailfilter1.seceidos.com; client-ip=192.168.200.15; envelope-from= Cc: "zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org" , Krunal Desai , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS on Dell with FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:40:35 -0000 >=20 > On the Dell website I've the choice between :=20 >=20 >=20 > SAS 6Gbps External Controller > PERC H800 RAID Adapter for External JBOD, 512MB Cache, PCIe=20 > PERC H800 RAID Adapter for External JBOD, 512MB NV Cache, PCIe=20 > PERC H800 RAID Adapter for External JBOD, 1GB NV Cache, PCIe > PERC 6/E SAS RAID Controller, 2x4 Connectors, External, PCIe 256MB Cac= he > PERC 6/E SAS RAID Controller, 2x4 Connectors, External, PCIe 512MB Cac= he > LSI2032 SCSI Internal PCIe Controller Card >=20 The first one probably is a LSI card. However check with DELL (and if it is= LSI, check what card exactly). And check if with that controller they supp= ort seeing all individual drives in the chassis as JBOD.=20 Otherwise consider buying the chassis without the controller and get just t= he LSI from someone else.=20 Regards, JP=