Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:00:50 +0000 From: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> To: Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LSI 9260: is there a way to configure it JBOD like mps? Message-ID: <CAFHbX1%2Bt2XW_z7QB3Hsisjj46VM1wrtu3FTKNo3TUxxT4Y2dhg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303192140400.39428@woozle.rinet.ru> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303192140400.39428@woozle.rinet.ru>
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On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:45 PM, Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > I'm currently in process of making new backup server, based on LSI 9260 > controller. I'm planning to use ZFS over disks, hence the most natural way > seems to configure mfi to JBOD mode - but I can't find easy way to reach this, > neither in BIOS utilities nor via MegaCli > > Any hints? > > Thanks! > 9260 should be SAS-2008 based, so mps(4) not mfi(4). The internet[1] suggests that this card should be flashable to a 9211-8i with IT mode firmware, which is just about the ultimate ZFS card, instant-JBOD on inserting a disk, passthru for SMART, high performance, etc. Cheers Tom [1] http://blog.grem.de/sysadmin/LSI-SAS2008-Flashing-2012-04-12-22-17.html
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