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

[Svavar Örn Eysteinsson]

If they are JBOD's does the Smart Array Controller make any diff, tho 
not using any RAID features ?

Buy the cheapest one or ?

Thanks people.



> Jerome <mailto:lists-xalfx at gmx.de>
> 5. janúar 2012 14:32
> Hi,
>
> the MSA30/60/70 and D2000 series enclosures are jbods, you will see 
> every drive as per disk.
>
> if you want an HP branded HBA (not raid ctrl) try this one:
>
> HP SC08e part number 614988-B21
> (6GB SAS)
>
>
> we have an DL360G5 with 8 MSA60 (two stacks of each 4 enclosures) and 
> an SC08e running solaris 10 with TSM on top.
>
> runs fine..
>
> afaik, you cant use the disk led's from solaris.
>
> Jerome
>
> On 05.01.2012 15:12, Svavar Örn Eysteinsson wrote:
>> 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
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> Svavar Örn Eysteinsson <mailto:svavar at fiton.is>
> 5. janúar 2012 14:12
> 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 <mailto:chrisridd at mac.com>
> 5. janúar 2012 12:44
> On 5 Jan 2012, at 12:28, Johan Guldmyr wrote:
>
>> On 01/05/2012 01:34 PM, openindiana-discuss-request at openindiana.org wrote:
>>> Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Any HP Servers recommendation for
>>>          Openindiana (Capacity Server) ?
>>> Message-ID:<4F058ACF.2060208 at fiton.is>
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>>>
>>> I find those HP D2600 enclosures quite fascinating.
>>>
>>> So, I would clearly need a good SAS controller for the host machine.
>>>
>>> Can anyone point me at some controller that would pair well.
>>> Say if I would stack 2x D2600 together ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks allot guys.:)
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>> We are probably getting the DL360G7 + P411 with 512MB BBWC + D2600.
>>
>> I couldn't find any details on the "LSI 9208" card. Typo?
>
> 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.
>
> <http://www.lsi.com/products/storagecomponents/Pages/LSISAS9200-8e.aspx>
>
> 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.
>
>> Does ZFS still prefer JBOD/direct access to the disks?
>
> Yes.
>
> Chris
>
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> Johan Guldmyr <mailto:johan.guldmyr at csc.fi>
> 5. janúar 2012 12:28
>
>
> We are probably getting the DL360G7 + P411 with 512MB BBWC + D2600.
>
> I couldn't find any details on the "LSI 9208" card. Typo?
>
> Does ZFS still prefer JBOD/direct access to the disks?
>