From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 21 14:16:44 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 046DE106566B for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:16:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nec556@retena.com) Received: from resmaa12.ono.com (smtp12.ono.com [62.42.230.20]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD1128FC08 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:16:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from GogPortatil.retena.com (188.76.3.50) by resmaa12.ono.com (8.5.113) (authenticated as nec556@retena.com) id 4E5EF2B00054FF78 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:16:41 +0200 Message-ID: <4E5EF2B00054FF78@> (added by postmaster@resmaa12.ono.com) X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:16:41 +0200 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Eduardo Morras Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 10.0.1410 [1520/3909] Subject: Pci express ZFS card? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:16:44 -0000 Hi, i have this used pci express industrial card (PCIe 2.0 x4) with 1GB: http://www.ieiworld.com/product_groups/industrial/content.aspx?gid=00001000010000000001&cid=08141333914287007902&id=0A263601401161285688 I want to install a NanoBSD with ZFS and 3 Sata disks. Unfortunately i know nothing about this topic. Does anynone know if this type of cards can be connected to a server? Can i access the zfs raidz on it througth the pci express interface? The card documentation says nothing about its use on normal pc as expansion card, only on pci express backplanes. TIA