Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:04:14 +0400 (MSK) From: Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru> To: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LSI 9260: is there a way to configure it JBOD like mps? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303192303370.60268@woozle.rinet.ru> In-Reply-To: <CAFHbX1%2Bt2XW_z7QB3Hsisjj46VM1wrtu3FTKNo3TUxxT4Y2dhg@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303192140400.39428@woozle.rinet.ru> <CAFHbX1%2Bt2XW_z7QB3Hsisjj46VM1wrtu3FTKNo3TUxxT4Y2dhg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 19 Mar 2013, Tom Evans wrote: > > 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 > > 9260 should be SAS-2008 based, so mps(4) not mfi(4). Well, it at least detected by stable/9 GENERIC as mfi > 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. Will check, thanks for the reference. > [1] http://blog.grem.de/sysadmin/LSI-SAS2008-Flashing-2012-04-12-22-17.html > -- Sincerely, D.Marck [DM5020, MCK-RIPE, DM3-RIPN] [ FreeBSD committer: marck@FreeBSD.org ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Dmitry Morozovsky --- D.Marck --- Wild Woozle --- marck@rinet.ru *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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