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Date:      Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:55:44 +0200
From:      Ben RUBSON <ben.rubson@gmail.com>
To:        FreeBSD FS <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Recommended HBA for ZFS, contemporary
Message-ID:  <633311CF-ADF2-479F-AFB9-E9265C101302@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <059af3ed-71b3-b31d-893c-732121989cee@kateley.com>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1608221904270.82304@woozle.rinet.ru> <306ccab3-4c78-751a-2258-54701a64ab4b@internetx.com> <41DE4DAA-B5E1-4BB9-AF54-780236A901EF@gmail.com> <059af3ed-71b3-b31d-893c-732121989cee@kateley.com>

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> On 22 Aug 2016, at 19:13, Linda Kateley <lkateley@kateley.com> wrote:
>=20
> Not just IT firmware, but you need to make sure the driver and =
firmware match.
>=20
> I try to use 16 if possible, 20 works but I have only found the =
20.00.04.00 version of firmware to be reliable. Would love to hear if =
people have different experience. I am about to try the rocket raid in =
IT mode because I am tired of fighting with lsi firmware. Very very =
stable when you get the right combo, 1000's of phantom checksum errors =
if not.

FreeBSD 10.3 :
# egrep ^mps0 /var/run/dmesg.boot
mps0: <Avago Technologies (LSI) SAS2008>
mps0: Firmware: 20.00.04.00, Driver: 20.00.00.00-fbsd

FreeBSD 11-RC1 :
# egrep ^mps0 /var/run/dmesg.boot
mps0: <Avago Technologies (LSI) SAS2008>
mps0: Firmware: 20.00.04.00, Driver: 21.01.00.00-fbsd

Strangely enough there is no P21 driver/firmware @Avago :
=
http://www.avagotech.com/products/server-storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-921=
1-8i#downloads
So I assume firmware P20 is the right one to use with FreeBSD 11.
Well it is : =
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/firmware-version-p21.45130/#p=
ost-304399

I did not test firmwares 20.00.05.00 / 20.00.06.00 / 20.00.07.00.
Did you ?
Unfortunately changelog for 20.00.05.00 is no more available online, so =
no idea what it does.
The 2 others are, 3 + 1 defects corrected, should be worth it at first =
glance.

> I am starting to like 12g 3008 cards better as the firmware seems to =
be a little more stable at version 9. Been testing 12 and so far so =
good, but haven't run my larger stress tests yet..
>=20
> I would definitely go to the avago site and make sure there is driver =
and firmware for the card you are purchasing before you buy.
>=20
> Linda
>=20
> On 8/22/16 11:18 AM, Ben RUBSON wrote:
>>> On 22 Aug 2016, at 18:14, InterNetX - Juergen Gotteswinter =
<juergen.gotteswinter@internetx.com> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> LSI SAS 2008 Based HBA, there are dozens of OEM available for Budget =
Prices
>> With the IT firmware.
>>=20
>>> Am 22.08.2016 um 18:08 schrieb Dmitry Morozovsky:
>>>> Dear colleagues,
>>>>=20
>>>> 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.
>>>>=20
>>>> Two usage schemes are file server for big files (mostly cold =
storage) and
>>>> backup/surveillance server (constant stream writes, occasional =
random reads)
>>>>=20
>>>> Any hints? Thanks!
>>>>=20
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>=20
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