[OpenIndiana-discuss] ODP: Re: OI and Raid

[Saso Kiselkov]

On 30/07/2013 13:29, Jim Klimov wrote:
> On 2013-07-30 12:48, Piotr May wrote:
>>>> DELL PowerEdge R720xd, OI ver oi_151a7
>>>
>>> These boxes ship with Dell's PERC H310 and H710 controllers which are
>>> not supported in the older oi_151a7. You're going to have to use
>>> something newer like oi_151a8 or go to the latest stable OmniOS.
> 
> Ah, yes, also a typical warning for "newcomers" to ZFS-based OSes:Don't
> really trust in hardware RAID when you have ZFS.
> 
> If your HBAs can provide raw access to the disks (in IT mode,
> possibly after reflashing) - better do go this way. In some cases
> it was found better to forfeit integrated RAID controllers and
> buy a simple JBOD(IT) HBA instead, at all.

The H310 supports JBOD, the H710 doesn't. Piotr didn't tell us which one
he used, so I considered both possibilities.

Cheers,
-- 
Saso