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Date:      Sun, 8 Oct 2017 15:46:12 +0200
From:      Ben RUBSON <ben.rubson@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Dell SAS controller / mpr?
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> On 07 Oct 2017, at 21:11, Lee Brown <leeb@ratnaling.org> wrote:
>=20
> On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Ben RUBSON <ben.rubson@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>=20
>>> On 06 Oct 2017, at 22:09, Lee Brown <leeb@ratnaling.org> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> Hi All,
>>>=20
>>> I want to purchase a dell R330 system with a "SAS 12Gbps HBA =
External
>>> Controller", which I believe is this (pdf)
>>> <http://i.dell.com/sites/doccontent/shared-content/
>> data-sheets/en/Documents/Dell-PowerEdge-12Gbps-SAS-HBA.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
>> Hi Lee,
>>=20
>> The SAS3008 is supported yes.
>> Not sure however the Dell cards have an IT firmware available,
>> or can receive the (last) IT LSI firmware.
>>=20
> That's always my concern with Dell hardware.
>=20
> So this SAS 9300-414E HBA
> =
<https://www.broadcom.com/products/storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-9300-4i4e=
>
> would be a better choice then?

For sure you would not be concerned by potential firmware update =
limitations...

One thread with some info you may find useful :
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2016-August/023786.html
Which continues here :
=
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2016-September/023897.html
And here :
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2016-October/023998.html
And finally :
https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2017-January/024276.html

Ben




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