From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Sun Oct 8 13:28:30 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 46BA7E3557B for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2017 13:28:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ben.rubson@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wm0-x232.google.com (mail-wm0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c09::232]) (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 B3C0E678AC for ; Sun, 8 Oct 2017 13:28:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ben.rubson@gmail.com) Received: by mail-wm0-x232.google.com with SMTP id q132so17159133wmd.2 for ; Sun, 08 Oct 2017 06:28:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=qfSJFKrkZkl5mkyLofQCrtCIAmMAvbLFDwSoWrC4BT4=; b=Lghvf3C7MyqNU8mF02R+7vDoINZobEdGSGGpQHS8IscVs5Fnh6wtb23nXsudZqrwBB UYrsXvgSYIs3PvCIYym9Hvcsw7nFzurTGgCbRIbjMwSn8VgoK7EwlwLkEYeVfhzYU3b4 iGi/yITfHuO5jHFtTlMi++UqgCNOMSHSwOUrtnsBJMt5vDDm1SMowhDmHVw2gwUk1jQy JCsNXncK/I8Udzvcra0MaFnjOdKGeXtP/4Od8jx6iEggDUtgI+/TGLOrlHF3/LyIvyzJ n5EfOeu8mU+zIFsDv+hg385MHztsZtwVXo6utd4r07oeHBZrH0ITV4vHcnrwNepCNUlv JAbQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=qfSJFKrkZkl5mkyLofQCrtCIAmMAvbLFDwSoWrC4BT4=; b=SZEZGmZhJ1XboBQUDNGzoEUYSFxrKaHKB/XyfDTghCM1ahQbYubJDfb1rmlYIPTOfx uWf6sUvdsa9RwefldwQwVs9S0c8sZ5RdwrnH99xNnfBqtVdQeL3r+TVxJ6PrP+kBfU4+ vEFlQF/oPBBIT/C+akKYFjE2sefR+fl9SxPNnApedRSehQfLYXFnQbSZS4NIqHdU8H6M aRh6FOwH3hBGF9curmzAd1zB/MK2E2tIavwo6RfItBtsuKYmIgwPzzquUDK3H5CEPHKb c8gEMgkDLzK7pS0vXaSvbo/sUxU+JjyAeyIh6AO7/EsQI8we6vfenmZRWuRx9TRk7mJ6 PBnQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AMCzsaVNb3cKn1XVq9PJUMXRTmLHSC5oUck86UV2znrFLB7U5gmL1+zR P7pI5I3/HdDIHyNex87BtBdFB7yvmXA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AOwi7QAkD2JuuWkqk1yx5gJUA52RR+a2RjkWWAnihdk7f4eqZM9mnjY9VgUED9eDvl2+HehQ9lR8MQ== X-Received: by 10.223.157.203 with SMTP id q11mr6121904wre.131.1507469307759; Sun, 08 Oct 2017 06:28:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bens-mac.home (LFbn-MAR-1-445-220.w2-15.abo.wanadoo.fr. [2.15.38.220]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d27sm15998355wrd.67.2017.10.08.06.28.26 (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 08 Oct 2017 06:28:27 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: Dell SAS controller / mpr? From: Ben RUBSON In-Reply-To: Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2017 15:28:25 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: Kevin Bowling , freebsd-net , Lee Brown X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) 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 13:28:30 -0000 Sounds like 3008 has both IT & IR firmwares, as the 2008 has. I had a look in the past and sounded difficult to flash a Dell SAS adapter with a LSI firmware, well, not so easy. I however did not try it myself, so others may share their experience :) Ben > On 07 Oct 2017, at 22:48, Kevin Bowling = wrote: >=20 > A 3008 is an IT-mode card. I think the 3108 is an IR-mode only card. > I don't think dell does much to the firmwares, you can probably flash > them with Broadcom ones if needed. >=20 > On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 1:09 PM, Lee Brown wrote: >> Hi All, >>=20 >> I want to purchase a dell R330 system with a "SAS 12Gbps HBA External >> Controller", which I believe is this (pdf) >> = >> card, based on the LSI SAS 3008 controller, which seems to be = supported by >> the mpr driver. >>=20 >> Would anybody be so kind as to verify this looks right before I = purchase a >> brick! >>=20 >> Many thanks -- lee