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Date:      Sat, 9 Aug 2008 00:28:38 +0200
From:      Peter Schuller <peter.schuller@infidyne.com>
To:        Wes Morgan <morganw@chemikals.org>
Cc:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ZFS Advice
Message-ID:  <200808090028.39729.peter.schuller@infidyne.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0808061400590.25442@ibyngvyr.purzvxnyf.bet>
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> http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-USAS-L8i.cfm
>
> http://www.lsi.com/storage_home/products_home/standard_product_ics/sas_ic=
s/
>lsisas1068e/index.html
>
> Not much onboard ram, but it's PCI-E and even SAS. CDW lists it for $155.
> That would be cheaper than buying a new board with a PCI-X slot or two,
> and would even handle SAS drives. Claims to be based on the "LSISAS 1068E
> SAS controller". Any idea if that is supported? I don't see it listed in
> the mfi man page. LSI has a Linux driver for download. That card looks
> like it would be just what I need.

Well:

=2E/dev/mpt/mpilib/mpi_cnfg.h:#define MPI_MANUFACTPAGE_DEVID_SAS1068E      =
      =20
(0x0058)
=2E/dev/mpt/mpilib/mpi_ioc.h: *  03-11-05  01.05.08  Added family code for =
1068E=20
family.
=2E/dev/mpt/mpilib/mpi_ioc.h:#define MPI_FW_HEADER_PID_FAMILY_106xE_SAS    =
 =20
(0x0004) /* 1068E, 1066E, and 1064E */

And mpt(4) has "LSI Logic AS1064, LSI Logic AS1068 (SAS/SATA)" listed as=20
supported.

So as far as I can tell it should be supported, assuming it truly works in=
=20
practice.

Given past history in trying to find suitable controllers I have to be=20
paranoid and wonder what I am missing... surely I cannot have found the=20
perfect controller.

Does anyone have hands-on experience?

I especially like the SAS support; particularly since I have recently notic=
ed=20
the availability of low-cost 7k2rpm SAS drives.

=2D-=20
/ Peter Schuller

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