durianmy wrote: I plan to get the following SATA/SAS card.
https://www.glcomp.com/Products/44E8689-IBM-System-X-ServeRAID-BR10i-SAS-SATA-Controller.aspx
Does anyone know if this card works with this MB ? As I understand that controller uses LSI 1068E in IR mode. You may want to flash to IT (non-RAID) mode instead, but both modes should work with ZFSguru and even older FreeNAS since this LSI chip is quite well supported in virtually all OS.
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| chubbie2 User 2 posts |
I wish I found this site & forum earlier. My first endeavor into creating a ZFS based server. Problem is the ARECA ARV-1300ix-16 non-RAID controller. Advertised that id did support FreeBSD, I later found out it doesn't but the arcmsr(4)driver will be available with support for 6Gb/s Host Adapter in the 8.0 (Q1 2010)version. Still waiting ... Areca Abandonment? I would gladly welcome any comment/experience/recommendation related to using these chips in a FreeBSD environment. Hardware specs are: NORCO RPC-4220 4U rackmount chassis ASUS KFSN5-D Motherboard ARECA ARC-1300ix-16 non-RAID SAS Host adapter (page 46 of manual lies) Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W PSU Thanks. | |||
| The_Dave User 156 posts |
So just to be clear, the newer 6 Gbps controllers are now supported in FreeBSD and ZFSGuru correct? So the SUPERMICRO AOC-USAS2-L8i would work perfectly fine albiet the bracket would need to be replaced? | |||
| Jason Developer 634 posts |
FreeBSD 8.2 does not support 6Gbps LSI, but ZFSguru does. For the 8.2-001 system image I used a patch to include the newer 'mps' driver that adds support for these cards. And the 8.3-001 system image, which contains stable ZFS v28, already has this support included. However, I would not call its support 'perfect'. These are still some issues with this 'mps' driver which most likely will be addressed in some time in the future. The driver works quite well, but an annoying problem is inability to boot if during the boot sequence one of your disks misbehaves. It should not be a major concern for a new build, however. But you should keep in mind that at this moment the support for 'mps' LSI 6Gbps HBA is not perfect. Also, only IT firmware is supported. IR (Integrated RAID) firmware will not work with the current mps driver. So make sure your HBA can operate in IT mode, since some can only operate in IR mode and cannot be flashed! As for SuperMicro, I recommend the SuperMicro AOC-USAS2-L8e, note the 'e' suffix at the end, indicating a non-RAID controller (cannot operate in IR RAID mode). The price should be about the same. | |||
| burnin User 3 posts |
Hey I found this blog post which lists a number of controllers. Link What do you guys think of the intel RS2WC080 and SASWT4I? I am thinking the four port SASWT4I is ok for my needs as I wont be running SSDs on it. On the other hand the more expensive RS2WC080 is future proofed for those of you who need it. | |||
| mavhc User 3 posts |
The LSI 1068E doesn't support harddrives larger than 2TBs, and according to an email they sent me, they're unlikely to fix it. | |||
| burnin User 3 posts |
mavhc wrote: The LSI 1068E doesn't support harddrives larger than 2TBs, and according to an email they sent me, they're unlikely to fix it. Hi do you mean you cannot boot from HDDs larger than 2TB using a board with the LSI 1068E controller or that the drives wont work at all? | |||
| Jason Developer 634 posts |
They will work, but only see the first 2TiB. The rest of the capacity (i.e. on a 3TB disk) is simply invisible. This is probably the most severe limitation of the LSI 1068E, the major advantage is excellent driver support across all platforms (Windows/Linux/BSD/Solaris) however. But with the successor 6Gbps LSI chips (LSI SAS2008) working better with recent driver changes, I would recommend that controller instead. It has higher bandwidth and less limitations, at the cost of driver stability and cross-platform compatibility. There is no perfect HBA; unfortunately. All choices are trade-offs in one way or another. Only your chipset AHCI controller is flawless. | |||
| nka User 45 posts |
What about Marvel 6480 chipset? I got a SuperMicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-SASLP-MV8.cfm Thanks! :) edit: Forget that, it's not supported by FreeBSD. | |||
| mavhc User 3 posts |
The ASUS E35M1 range also have a problem with PCI cards that need to ROM boot, see http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&id=20110308062705586&board_id=1&model=E35M1-M%20PRO&page=1&count=95 | |||
| ZFSJunky User 47 posts |
How about the Highpoint Rocketraid cards, they are a great value for money. Anyone has experience with that cards? | |||
| nka User 45 posts |
Motherboard have one PCIe-16x. Card need PCIe-8x. You're okay. | |||
| Pantagruel User 37 posts |
durianmy wrote: I plan to build my NAS with the following board ASUS E35M1-M PRO I plan to get the following SATA/SAS card. https://www.glcomp.com/Products/44E8689-IBM-System-X-ServeRAID-BR10i-SAS-SATA-Controller.aspx Does anyone know if this card works with this MB ? Thanks According to the large thread regarding the E35M1-M Pro board in the asus VIP forum and it's inability to provide solid BIOS support for RAID card's and HBA's I'd stay clear of this board. http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&id=20110308062705586&board_id=1&model=E35M1-M%20PRO&page=10&count=101 Eventually post nr #99 mentions that the Intel SASUC8I or LSI3081E-R seems to work with the E35M1-M PRO with BIOS 1301. The IBM BR10i shares the same chipset as the Intel SASUC8I/LSI3081E-R. But since the post doesn't provide any solid proof, I'd be hesitant to have a go. |
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