Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:04:45 -0500 From: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> To: Steve Polyack <korvus@comcast.net> Cc: Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com>, FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: hardware for home use large storage Message-ID: <4B79D30D.8090901@langille.org> In-Reply-To: <4B79B6BB.1060809@comcast.net> References: <cf9b1ee01002140653m7b20f60bv12b399d80bd92d9a@mail.gmail.com> <4B786D3A.3000408@langille.org> <cf9b1ee01002141442n283e4f87s50bfd3bf3c69ec60@mail.gmail.com> <4B7980E0.1020907@langille.org> <4B79B6BB.1060809@comcast.net>
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Steve Polyack wrote: > On 02/15/10 12:14, Dan Langille wrote: >> 7. Supermicro LSI MegaRAID 8 Port SAS RAID Controller $118 > Dan, > I'm not sure about that particular card, but we've never seen that great > of performance out of the LSI MegaRAID cards that ship with Dell servers > as the PERC. The newest incarnations are better, but I would try to get > an Areca. The ones we have tested have displayed fantastic > performance. They are fairly expensive in comparison, though. If > you're using ZFS in place of the RAID on the LSI MegaRAID, I'd instead > recommend other simpler SAS cards which are known to have good driver > support. Yes, the card will be used as a straight-through and not use for RAID. ZFS will be running raidz for me, possibly raidz2. Given that, I'm not sure if you're suggesting the3 Areca or something else. In addition, I'm not sure what makes a SAS card simpler and supported. Recommendation? Other cards I have considered include: LSI SAS3041E-R 4 port $120 http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=lsi+sas+pcie&hl=en&cid=1824913543877548833&sa=title#p SYBA SY-PEX40008 PCI Express SATA II 4 port $60 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816124027 LSISAS1064 chipset -> SAS3042e http://www.lsi.com/DistributionSystem/AssetDocument/PCIe_3GSAS_UG.pdf SUPERMICRO AOC-SAT2-MV8 64-bit PCI-X133MHz SATA Controller Card $99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815121009
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