Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:54:03 -0800 (PST) From: John Kozubik <john@kozubik.com> To: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sanity check: is 9211-8i, on 8.3, with IT firmware still "the one" Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201192053050.19710@kozubik.com> In-Reply-To: <CAOjFWZ5mvrhDrxJpZbk0%2B9JrRM93oz8fkNb4x1G59hoFYARt-A@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201191604510.19710@kozubik.com> <CAOjFWZ5mvrhDrxJpZbk0%2B9JrRM93oz8fkNb4x1G59hoFYARt-A@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Freddie, On Thu, 19 Jan 2012, Freddie Cash wrote: > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:08 PM, John Kozubik <john@kozubik.com> wrote: >> We're about to invest heavily in a new ZFS infrastructure, and our plans are >> to: >> >> - wait for 8.3, with the updated 6gbps mps driver >> - Install and use LSI 9211-8i cards with newest "IT" firmware >> >> This appears to be the de facto standard for ZFS HBAs ... >> >> Is there any reason to consider other cards/vendors ? > > We're using the SuperMicro AOC-USAS2-L8i controllers with great > success, via the mps driver in 8.2-STABLE (originally, when we > installed the box), now running 9.0-RELEASE. WIth the 9.0 IT > firmware. Haven't tried the 10.0 firmware yet. > > We're currently only using ZFS for storing backups (compression, > dedupe, and snapshots are perfect for this). But we have plans to use > similar hardware as these boxes as SAN/NAS boxes for VM servers. Is the AOC-USAS2-L8i *actually* identical to the 9211-8i, or is it a different implementation of the same chipset ?
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