Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2017 12:11:12 -0700 From: Lee Brown <leeb@ratnaling.org> Cc: freebsd-net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Dell SAS controller / mpr? Message-ID: <CAFPNf5_N81NzNEmzq37RjE78OU9i4g68vHShv_7VsDhOVkCQhw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <0CA0E6C0-FA9A-4BFE-9354-5D7F3886D4E0@gmail.com> References: <CAFPNf5_EdTBjA4dMoh6xZTs1pfR4p5T3hkGT%2BXJD=4voOCcDKA@mail.gmail.com> <0CA0E6C0-FA9A-4BFE-9354-5D7F3886D4E0@gmail.com>
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On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Ben RUBSON <ben.rubson@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 06 Oct 2017, at 22:09, Lee Brown <leeb@ratnaling.org> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > > 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. > > > > Would anybody be so kind as to verify this looks right before I purchase > a > > brick! > > Hi Lee, > > The SAS3008 is supported yes. > Not sure however the Dell cards have an IT firmware available, > or can receive the (last) IT LSI firmware. > That's always my concern with Dell hardware. So this SAS 9300-414E HBA <https://www.broadcom.com/products/storage/host-bus-adapters/sas-9300-4i4e>; would be a better choice then?
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