Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 00:15:26 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: Dan Feldman <protozoa@ghs.ssd.k12.wa.us> Cc: David Miller <dmiller@sparks.net>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [OT] Fibre channel enclosures? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103110013120.68894-100000@beppo.feral.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103101900190.73598-100000@localhost>
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On Sat, 10 Mar 2001, Dan Feldman wrote: > Sorry to continue more OT stuff, but: > > What FC host adapters are working well in FreeBSD? > > I just found an Adaptec model used for very cheap. It's actually possible > that Fiber Channel could be cheaper than Ultra160 if you build your own > enclosure with Cinonic cards, buy clearance 1 GHz drives, and are lucky > enough to find a very cheap used host adapter. I'm not sure this is a good > thing, since it doesn't seem like Fiber Channel is easy to set up > reliably.... Qlogic 2100 and 2200 are really the only actively supported adapters. There are some clone vendors that make this cheaper- Check out Antares. Oh- yeah- I guess you *can* get what you need for paddleboards out of Cinoninc, although my nether end puckers a bit. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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