Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:41:07 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Sprickman <spork@bway.net> To: Damian McGuckin <damianm@esi.com.au> Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell/LSI RAID controllers Message-ID: <alpine.OSX.2.00.0909252238560.15307@hotlap.local> In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.0909241533590.26695@key0.esi.com.au> References: <alpine.OSX.2.00.0909240105580.15307@hotlap.local> <alpine.LNX.2.00.0909241533590.26695@key0.esi.com.au>
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On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Damian McGuckin wrote: >> 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? > > I would personally stick with the Areca. The newer ones of these now handle > both SAS and SATA. I am considering that, but I'm concerned about whether this would entail trying to hack something together to get the drives connected to the card - I have no idea how proprietary things are in there. It's been awhile, but last time I put together a box with a ton of SATA drives, it seemed every manufacturer had their own connector scheme for "multilane" SATA. I suspect I couldn't just drop a 3rd party card in there and plug it into the backplane. Still digging for a clear picture of the inside of the thing. Thanks, Charles > - Damian > > Pacific Engineering Systems International, 277-279 Broadway, Broadway NSW > 2007 > Ph:+61-2-8571-0847 .. Fx:+61-2-9692-9623 | unsolicited email not wanted here > ! > Views and opinions here are mine and not those of any past or present > employer >
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