From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 30 07:43:23 2007 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 2622F16A420 for ; Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:43:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from martin@gneto.com) Received: from proxy2.bredband.net (proxy2.bredband.net [195.54.101.72]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E563813C44B for ; Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:43:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from martin@gneto.com) Received: from mailbox.gneto.com (83.227.181.30) by proxy2.bredband.net (7.3.127) id 46FB7FC0000E56D1; Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:22:59 +0200 Received: from euklides.gneto.com (euklides.gneto.com [192.168.10.11]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mailbox.gneto.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63E1A2844B; Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:23:16 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <46FF4E9B.3080104@gneto.com> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 09:22:03 +0200 From: Martin Nilsson User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070802) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?St=E5le_Kristoffersen?= References: <46A7B47F.3050300@berkeley.edu> <46A7B607.2070207@samsco.org> <20070927010139.GC22695@eschew.pusen.org> In-Reply-To: <20070927010139.GC22695@eschew.pusen.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Are SATA port multipliers supported in -CURRENT? 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: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:43:23 -0000 Ståle Kristoffersen wrote: > > Whats the status of freebsd's port multiplier support? > I'm looking into buying a Norco DS-1220, > http://www.norcotek.com/item_detail.php?categoryid=12&modelno=ds1220 > (but without the controller) > Will it work, and if yes what controllers would it work with? Hi, Have you looked at the Supermicro CSE-836E1 chassis? http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/3U/836/SC836E1-R800V.cfm It is also 3U but have space for 16 drives redundant power and the computer! The port expander works with the LSI MegaRAID SAS8308ELP board and SAS/SATA drives in FreeBSD. There is also a cheaper model available with 16 normal SATA connectors if you prefer that. /Martin