Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:11:00 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net> Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell/LSI RAID controllers Message-ID: <E8474B7F-F075-4B8C-9A4B-424025E2BA69@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.OSX.2.00.0909240105580.15307@hotlap.local> References: <alpine.OSX.2.00.0909240105580.15307@hotlap.local>
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On Sep 23, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Charles Sprickman wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm considering a Dell, specifically the Poweredge 2970, and I'm not > finding much info on their site about the various raid controller > options - there don't seem to be any actual specs. > > Anyone here familiar with the various models (PERC 5i, PERC 6I, SAS > 6/iR) and what FBSD driver each one uses? All are within my price > range. I assume all can handle SATA as well as SAS, correct? Is > performance in the ballpark of a $500 3Ware or Areca card? > > Thanks, > Dell hardware works well and is well supported. SAS5/6 means that it's a SAS+SATA controller that does basic RAID0 and RAID1. PERC5/6 means that it's a full-fledged caching RAID controller. There is even a management tool for both the SAS5/6 and PERC5/6 controllers. Scott
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