Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:45:30 -0500 From: OutBackDingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for supported SAS controller Message-ID: <52F1435A.1060800@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <52F1329E.5010100@bluerosetech.com> References: <lcnurk$aho$1@ger.gmane.org> <52F1329E.5010100@bluerosetech.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/04/2014 01:34 PM, Darren Pilgrim wrote: > On 2/3/2014 3:34 AM, Georg Altmann wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> I am looking for a PCIe SAS controller (HBA) for connecting a >> internal SAS tape drive (HP LTO3/Ultrium3 Storageworks 920) that >> works with FreeBSD 10. > > LSI. LSI all day long. Specifically, anything with an LSI SAS2008 > chip on it. They go into a lot of OEM RAID cards, including those > from Dell and IBM. You can find 8-port ones on eBay for less than > USD100. If your eBay hunting doesn't go well, buy an LSI > 9211-series card. Most of the cards have multi-lane connectors, > but LSI sells fan-out cables. You can probably use third-party > cables as well, I just never bothered. LSI or OEM, download the > "IT Firmware BIOS" from LSI and reflash the card. That will turn it > into a non-RAID HBA, which is what you want for non-disk devices > (and ZFS). > > I found this article helpful: > > http://forums.freenas.org/threads/confused-about-that-lsi-card-join-the-crowd.11901/ > > > > It's about picking HBAs for a FreeNAS box, but applies here as > well since FreeBSD is FreeBSD-based. LSI is definately great card i use the 9211-8i in everything without issues > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To > unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJS8UNVAAoJEP7cFACJNhNaNJkIAKTRoNqCpJg3ZBjJpgincvT2 1Zp4HNsnMKlBRHi8k68cPNFiJqoUDHQTu9a047BtvapX+Rwc/LrqZPEeAGGOjutH aQhSTIQJNqpOzQcbv45YocUd1VQH/Qlk+CS4SHTO57KkJCkouJc+UnJC1wM2T1Wm CAXcYmciJQHwD8OAULOGmqWDXZl/5GKJh3WVAYks3FGi8f0lJy3yzXU3SipgNa9Z uNgxuOjt57SQqDHQpELkVHAL8M4xynjq4ofEkwUqVjnUL7qcPuS7hNY9qkQgstCY vRRRmTOqnE8tU30MqVmMlOkfVJrlz/QKUejlcJR5TuiOXXhqdVv0jA0wx0T067I= =Beaw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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