Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:22:58 -0800 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Support for SAS/SATA non-RAID adapters Message-ID: <b269bc570911180822t6b2d5123o375eda5a6d90a06e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20091118074329.GA13345@rink.nu> References: <b269bc570911171629l394171dau4acac00383b5e2bc@mail.gmail.com> <ed91d4a80911171812j29d6cc9ckbb3af38a4f4b1405@mail.gmail.com> <b269bc570911172038w4d141543u5ac2faf297c0d192@mail.gmail.com> <20091118074329.GA13345@rink.nu>
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On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Rink Springer <rink@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 08:38:21PM -0800, Freddie Cash wrote: >> I've also found a couple of Areca cards (PCI-X, non-RAID/PCIe RAID), >> and have heard good things about Areca support in FreeBSD. =C2=A0Any >> comments on their quality/performance/reliability? > > I have got an Areca ARC-1110 4x SATA2 PCI-X card in my server, and I'm > quite impressed with the performance; these cards do very well in terms > I/O operations per second and the driver has been rock solid for me. The > only downside is that they are quite expensive (but well worth it, IMO) Compared to a 3Ware 9550SXU controller, these are cheap. The Areca is only $500 (open-box) or $700 (new) on newegg.ca. The 3Ware cards are over $1000, with the PCIe versions being over $1200 (which is what started me on this journey -- hardware budgets are getting smaller and smaller each year). --=20 Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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