[OpenIndiana-discuss] Opinions on LSI RAID vs. ZFS

[Stefan Müller-Wilken]

>> Huh? Do you know the T3-1? I didn't even know there is an option *not* to
>> use an HBA when connecting 8 SAS drives. Take a look at
>> https://wikis.oracle.com/display/SystemsComm/SPARC+T3-1+Server . Is there
>> an on board option at all?

>I've got them here. 16-drive variant. There are 2 LSI 2008
>embedded controllers on the motherboard. The only HBAs
>AI have in the boxes are for fibre.
>
>(You won't see an on-board option, as it's not optional.)


Now that's quite interesting! So you mean, I could dump the PCIe SAS HBA and go
with the onboard controller? Would I still keep hot swappable drives? So so,
wouldn't that then be the best solution?

Cheers
 Stefan

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