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[90.116.90.4]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id rv12sm67189723wjb.29.2016.10.19.00.20.07 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:20:07 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: Recommended HBA for ZFS, contemporary From: Ben RUBSON In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 09:20:06 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <2521A945-AB44-4ADF-80B2-03F528BA11B6@gmail.com> References: <306ccab3-4c78-751a-2258-54701a64ab4b@internetx.com> <41DE4DAA-B5E1-4BB9-AF54-780236A901EF@gmail.com> <059af3ed-71b3-b31d-893c-732121989cee@kateley.com> <633311CF-ADF2-479F-AFB9-E9265C101302@gmail.com> <376FE1E5-42BD-4878-8441-DA912E4ECB5B@gmail.com> <70B75F18-056B-49E5-9CDE-E8CCEA405CE8@gmail.com> To: freebsd-fs X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 07:20:11 -0000 Thank you Rich. I saw that the LSI 3008 can be put in IT mode, as with the well known 2008. Firmware & drivers seem to be well maintained, with a P13 release last month. 2 good points. However I did not found much much user feedback on it, nor recommandations. There should be no surprise compared to the 2008, but we never know... Ben > On 19 Oct 2016, at 08:24, Rich wrote: > > AFAIK, the only two vendors in the space with 12Gb HBAs are PMC-Sierra and > LSI/Avago. > > I can attest that the LSI 12Gb HBAs generally work as intended, though I > can't attest to that specifically on FreeBSD. > > When I last looked at this, PMC's 12Gb HBAs weren't out yet, so I have no > personal anecdata for you. > > - Rich > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 2:20 AM, Ben RUBSON wrote: > >> Any feedback ? >> >> Many thanks ! >> >> Ben >> >> >> >>> On 13 Oct 2016, at 10:53, Ben RUBSON wrote: >>> >>> What would you recommend for those who want a 12Gb/s SAS HBA ? >>> LSI 3008 ? >>> As reliable as LSI 2008 ? >>> >>> Thank you ! >>> >>> Ben >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 22 Aug 2016, at 18:14, InterNetX - Juergen Gotteswinter < >> juergen.gotteswinter@internetx.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> LSI SAS 2008 Based HBA, there are dozens of OEM available for Budget >> Prices >>>> With the IT firmware. >>>> >>>> Am 22.08.2016 um 18:08 schrieb Dmitry Morozovsky: >>>>> Dear colleagues, >>>>> >>>>> what is the list of preferred disk controllers to build storage >> server, say >>>>> 12-24 amd more 3.5" disks? Not too much IOPS are expected, and some >> could be >>>>> mitigated with L2ARC with only metadata cached, I suppose. >>>>> >>>>> Two usage schemes are file server for big files (mostly cold storage) >> and >>>>> backup/surveillance server (constant stream writes, occasional random >> reads) >>>>> >>>>> Any hints? Thanks!