tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post551120290576504063..comments2023-08-23T05:08:43.262-07:00Comments on Little Notes: Recommended Disk Controllers for ZFSjmlittle@gmail.com (Joe Little)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09731419203596760536noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-20996779575600263982011-07-19T19:14:03.592-07:002011-07-19T19:14:03.592-07:00Anything that requires hardware RAID cards to be s...Anything that requires hardware RAID cards to be set to RAID0 per drive is less than useless, as you generally need to shut down and go to the BIOS to replace a drive (marking the new drive as also a RAID0 array). I'd hate to take a NAS down for drive maintenance.jmlittle@gmail.com (Joe Little)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09731419203596760536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-73789548819900317412011-07-19T16:06:51.391-07:002011-07-19T16:06:51.391-07:00AFAIK - the HP P410i cards can work as JBOD by set...AFAIK - the HP P410i cards can work as JBOD by setting up each single drive as a RAID 0. This is from HP phone support, I have yet to test with Nexenta.Keith Waldronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563701403002874638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-54410106676383658102010-10-09T23:25:04.916-07:002010-10-09T23:25:04.916-07:00i have tested Nexenta 3.0.3 over HP P410i controll...i have tested Nexenta 3.0.3 over HP P410i controller, it does not support JBOD? "could not find any drives".....<br />why should HP, Dell ignore Solaris compatibility at a time when storage is booming?jmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838082140603257104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-4572998817566654912010-10-09T23:22:29.216-07:002010-10-09T23:22:29.216-07:00Dell PERC 5i, 6i have been replaced by H200, H700 ...Dell PERC 5i, 6i have been replaced by H200, H700 etc not sure what chipsets they use.jmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838082140603257104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-64007439682328788232010-10-09T07:58:35.864-07:002010-10-09T07:58:35.864-07:00The Dell line of PERC RAID controllers (or whateve...The Dell line of PERC RAID controllers (or whatever they call them these days) are re-branded LSI MegaRAID controllers. Sometimes the firmware differs. Check the OpenSolaris or Solaris 10 HCL for more details. HP uses SmartArray controllers, and I'm unsure if that works. In almost all cases, you want JBOD SAS controllers, not hardware RAID.jmlittle@gmail.com (Joe Little)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09731419203596760536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-37930428816793852010-10-09T00:21:44.100-07:002010-10-09T00:21:44.100-07:00hi anyone knows if Dell, HP use LSI SAS? or any ot...hi anyone knows if Dell, HP use LSI SAS? or any other brand? looking for opensloaris support. thanks in adv. I have seen HP P410 uses PMC Sierra but not sure about JBOD/Opensolaris support. please comment.jmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838082140603257104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-74794553562209874052010-10-09T00:19:38.337-07:002010-10-09T00:19:38.337-07:00anyone knows if any of Dell, HP uses LSI SAS?anyone knows if any of Dell, HP uses LSI SAS?jmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838082140603257104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-8722684611685888342010-03-11T10:25:55.590-08:002010-03-11T10:25:55.590-08:00For PCI-X, LSI also has 1068 based cards. I'm ...For PCI-X, LSI also has 1068 based cards. I'm running out on PCI-e slots on the motherboard so I'm using LSI 3800 HBA, it has 2 external connector and based on LSI 1068 SAS chip, I connect it to Supermicro 936E1 chassis, running very well.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855880441547313340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-48279979005612519512009-08-26T12:49:35.748-07:002009-08-26T12:49:35.748-07:00The one I had in mind at the time was Promise'...The one I had in mind at the time was Promise's J300S, which can be had for $2K or so.<br /><br />http://www.atacom.com/program/print_html_new.cgi?Item_code=ERCA_PROM_01_07jmlittle@gmail.com (Joe Little)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09731419203596760536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-77652262170543352092009-08-26T12:48:13.769-07:002009-08-26T12:48:13.769-07:00Well, previous commenters mentioned the sun J4400,...Well, previous commenters mentioned the sun J4400, and then there is DotHill and other vendors providing the same. <br /><br />http://www.dothill.com/products/direct-attached-storage/2530.htm<br /><br />http://www.sun.com/storage/disk_systems/expansion/4400/<br /><br />http://www.enhance-tech.com/products/ultrastor/RS16_JS.html<br /><br />That's just a bit of googling.jmlittle@gmail.com (Joe Little)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09731419203596760536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-84986673321059901352009-08-26T12:06:40.212-07:002009-08-26T12:06:40.212-07:00"..the real answer is SAS HBAs that connect t..."..the real answer is SAS HBAs that connect to internal or external mixed SAS/SATA disk chassis."<br /><br />Any recommendations for external chassis?<br /><br />Who makes good cheap boxes I can plug these external controllers such as LSI SAS3442E into, some part numbers to search for would be very helpful..MysidArchivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163218597315357680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-32300938883300844842008-12-24T04:15:00.000-08:002008-12-24T04:15:00.000-08:00I've just ordered 2 x SAS3081E-R + 1 x SAS3442E-R ...I've just ordered 2 x SAS3081E-R + 1 x SAS3442E-R + 1 x LSISAS3801E + 22 x Seagate Barracuda ES.2 to go with the 12 x ES1's I currently have. I'm going to run a test with 2 x 12 disk Intel SRC212MC2R's + 1 x Supermicro 4U 16 disk storage arrays, all striped together with RAIDZ1. I'll let you know how I go.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773622603562345086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-52244583827363004432008-11-08T08:23:00.000-08:002008-11-08T08:23:00.000-08:00Don't know how relevant this is, but there are a c...Don't know how relevant this is, but there are a couple of Silicon Images based PCI-Express SATA-II cards on Newegg. They use the Silicon Image SiI 3132 chipset, which I'm lead to believe is the PCI-Express version of the SI 3124 chipset. Granted they have a limited number of channels, but it is an option for a small NAS. I'm using one on a 4 disk, 3 TB ZFS NAS now and they work quite well. The latest Open Solaris builds picked them right up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475132459690837512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-78263037240897396602008-06-28T11:09:00.000-07:002008-06-28T11:09:00.000-07:00bad hyperlink.. but a card that also works well wi...bad hyperlink.. but a card that also works well with sun kernel is the LSI3801E<BR/><BR/>its 8 port sff8087 (hmm similar to suns 550$ sas hba).<BR/><BR/>It's good for the external JBOD's like the ones AIC (pricey but top notch backplane) and supermicro makes.<BR/><BR/>also watch out for the sun j4400 :DNetSyphonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391103076275093982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14093712.post-64030850956417006782008-06-28T11:06:00.000-07:002008-06-28T11:06:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.NetSyphonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391103076275093982noreply@blogger.com