[OpenIndiana-discuss] Any HP Servers recommendation for Openindiana (Capacity Server) ?

[Svavar Örn Eysteinsson]

So do I need a SAS HBA controller that supports IT firmware
if I'm going to plug into HP D2600 for an example ?

Or does the controller on the disk box advertise all the drives as 
per-disk ?


Sorry about my little knowledge.

Thanks !

Svavar



Chris Ridd wrote:
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> Yes - LSI SAS 9200-8e is probably the one. Basically you want one with a chipset supported by the mpt_sas driver. 'man mpt_sas' says these are the LSI SAS200x/2108 chips.
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> <http://www.lsi.com/products/storagecomponents/Pages/LSISAS9200-8e.aspx>
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> The only thing I'd say about the DL360G7 is that IIRC there are only two PCIe slots so if you want more HBAs, or more NICs (it has 4 on the motherboard - bnx driver), you're a bit constrained.
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>> >  Does ZFS still prefer JBOD/direct access to the disks?
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> Yes.
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> Chris