Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:55:39 -0500 From: John Johnstone <jjohnstone-freebsdhardware@tridentusa.com> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP ProLiant Gen10 & HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Message-ID: <3cf45f18-8761-dd1c-1475-49a7024d6a0f@tridentusa.com> In-Reply-To: <46643790-73c2-10be-44fa-e3d507f87cfd@centurylink.net> References: <962F1D44-B517-4259-996C-4649F6790F74@adestra.com> <CAEobcnCF-64mnKowX4OL4QdRdH4wkZPBEW3J0YB4sKGQquxHqQ@mail.gmail.com> <46643790-73c2-10be-44fa-e3d507f87cfd@centurylink.net>
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On 11/15/17 4:24 PM, Sam George wrote: > I also have a Proliant DL360p but it's an older Gen8. My primary use > for it is a zfs supported file server under FreeBSD 11.1 The Gen8 > P420i controller causes heartache under FreeBSD. I finally gave up > trying to get direct access to the disks and gave a raid5 virtual disk > to zfs. I'm not sure what your expectation was but the Smart Array hardware RAID controllers I've seen from HP are the same as IBM / Dell in the sense that the controller presents a logical disk to the host for all RAID configurations, RAID 0 or otherwise. Host access to a disk where the controller acts as just a HBA isn't possible. It's a purposeful design difference between a RAID controller and a HBA. - John J.
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