Re: [zfs-discuss] What SATA controllers are people using for ZFS?
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Al Hopper wrote: > On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Joe Little wrote: > > > and specific models, and the driver used? Looks like there may be > > stability issues with the marvell, which appear to go unanswered.. > > I've tested a box running two Marvell based 8-port controllers (which has > been running great on Update 2) on the solaris Update 3 beta without > issues. The specific card is the newer version of the SuperMicro board: > > http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AoC-SAT2 Correction :( http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AoC-SAT2-MV8.cfm ... snip ... Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 972.379.2133 Fax: 972.379.2134 Timezone: US CDT ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] What SATA controllers are people using for ZFS?
On 12/21/06, Al Hopper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Joe Little wrote: > and specific models, and the driver used? Looks like there may be > stability issues with the marvell, which appear to go unanswered.. I've tested a box running two Marvell based 8-port controllers (which has been running great on Update 2) on the solaris Update 3 beta without issues. The specific card is the newer version of the SuperMicro board: http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AoC-SAT2 but have yet to test them under the released Update 3 code. I'll post a followup after the box is upgraded or re-installed. [I'm waiting for the next 48-hour day so that I can do the upgrade without affecting the user community!!] AFAIR the reported Marvell issues were with ON B54 - not Update 3. Or do I have this wrong? Yes, this is all OpenSolaris based, so the areca seems to be for Solaris 10 proper and the marvell may have issues at least at B54. In any case, if you discover a bug with the Sun proprietary Marvell driver and Update 3 and you have a support contract, you can log a service request and get it fixed. Since the Marvell chipset is used in Thumper, I think its a pretty safe bet that the Marvell driver will continue to work very nicely (Thanks Lori). And yes, I would feel better if this driver was open sourced but that is Suns' decision to make. Regards, Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 972.379.2133 Fax: 972.379.2134 Timezone: US CDT OpenSolaris.Org Community Advisory Board (CAB) Member - Apr 2005 OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) Member - Feb 2006 ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
RE: [zfs-discuss] What SATA controllers are people using for ZFS?
So are there any PCI-Express cards based on the Marvell chipset? And/or is there something with native SATA support that is the same general specifications (8 ports, non-raid) just based on a different chipset but using a PCI-E interface? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Hopper Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 4:15 PM To: Joe Little Cc: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] What SATA controllers are people using for ZFS? On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Joe Little wrote: > and specific models, and the driver used? Looks like there may be > stability issues with the marvell, which appear to go unanswered.. I've tested a box running two Marvell based 8-port controllers (which has been running great on Update 2) on the solaris Update 3 beta without issues. The specific card is the newer version of the SuperMicro board: http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AoC-SAT2 but have yet to test them under the released Update 3 code. I'll post a followup after the box is upgraded or re-installed. [I'm waiting for the next 48-hour day so that I can do the upgrade without affecting the user community!!] AFAIR the reported Marvell issues were with ON B54 - not Update 3. Or do I have this wrong? In any case, if you discover a bug with the Sun proprietary Marvell driver and Update 3 and you have a support contract, you can log a service request and get it fixed. Since the Marvell chipset is used in Thumper, I think its a pretty safe bet that the Marvell driver will continue to work very nicely (Thanks Lori). And yes, I would feel better if this driver was open sourced but that is Suns' decision to make. Regards, Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 972.379.2133 Fax: 972.379.2134 Timezone: US CDT OpenSolaris.Org Community Advisory Board (CAB) Member - Apr 2005 OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) Member - Feb 2006 ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] What SATA controllers are people using for ZFS?
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Joe Little wrote: > and specific models, and the driver used? Looks like there may be > stability issues with the marvell, which appear to go unanswered.. I've tested a box running two Marvell based 8-port controllers (which has been running great on Update 2) on the solaris Update 3 beta without issues. The specific card is the newer version of the SuperMicro board: http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AoC-SAT2 but have yet to test them under the released Update 3 code. I'll post a followup after the box is upgraded or re-installed. [I'm waiting for the next 48-hour day so that I can do the upgrade without affecting the user community!!] AFAIR the reported Marvell issues were with ON B54 - not Update 3. Or do I have this wrong? In any case, if you discover a bug with the Sun proprietary Marvell driver and Update 3 and you have a support contract, you can log a service request and get it fixed. Since the Marvell chipset is used in Thumper, I think its a pretty safe bet that the Marvell driver will continue to work very nicely (Thanks Lori). And yes, I would feel better if this driver was open sourced but that is Suns' decision to make. Regards, Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 972.379.2133 Fax: 972.379.2134 Timezone: US CDT OpenSolaris.Org Community Advisory Board (CAB) Member - Apr 2005 OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) Member - Feb 2006 ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] What SATA controllers are people using for ZFS?
and specific models, and the driver used? Looks like there may be stability issues with the marvell, which appear to go unanswered.. On 12/21/06, Jason J. W. Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Naveen, I believe the newer LSI cards work pretty well with Solaris. Best Regards, Jason On 12/20/06, Naveen Nalam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > This may not be the right place to post, but hoping someone here is running a reliably working system with 12 drives using ZFS that can tell me what hardware they are using. > > I have on order with my server vendor a pair of 12-drive servers that I want to use with ZFS for our company file stores. We're trying to use Supermicro PDSME motherboards, and each has two Supermicro MV8 sata cards. Solaris 10U3 he's found doesn't work on these systems. And I just read a post today (and an older post) on this group about how the Marvell based cards lock up. I can't afford lockups since this is very critical and expensive data that is being stored. > > My goal is a single cpu board that works with Solaris, and somehow get 12-drives plus 2 system boot drives plugged into it. I don't see any suitable sata cards on the Sun HCL. > > Are there any 4-port PCIe cards that people know reliably work? The Adaptec 1430SA looks nice, but no idea if it works. I could potentially get two 4-port PCIe cards, a 2 port PCI sata card (for boot), and 4-port motherboard - for 14 drives total. And cough up the extra cash for a supported dual-cpu motherboard (though i'm only using one cpu). > > any advice greatly appreciated.. > > Thanks! > Naveen > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > ___ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss > ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] What SATA controllers are people using for ZFS?
Hi Naveen, I believe the newer LSI cards work pretty well with Solaris. Best Regards, Jason On 12/20/06, Naveen Nalam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, This may not be the right place to post, but hoping someone here is running a reliably working system with 12 drives using ZFS that can tell me what hardware they are using. I have on order with my server vendor a pair of 12-drive servers that I want to use with ZFS for our company file stores. We're trying to use Supermicro PDSME motherboards, and each has two Supermicro MV8 sata cards. Solaris 10U3 he's found doesn't work on these systems. And I just read a post today (and an older post) on this group about how the Marvell based cards lock up. I can't afford lockups since this is very critical and expensive data that is being stored. My goal is a single cpu board that works with Solaris, and somehow get 12-drives plus 2 system boot drives plugged into it. I don't see any suitable sata cards on the Sun HCL. Are there any 4-port PCIe cards that people know reliably work? The Adaptec 1430SA looks nice, but no idea if it works. I could potentially get two 4-port PCIe cards, a 2 port PCI sata card (for boot), and 4-port motherboard - for 14 drives total. And cough up the extra cash for a supported dual-cpu motherboard (though i'm only using one cpu). any advice greatly appreciated.. Thanks! Naveen This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
[zfs-discuss] What SATA controllers are people using for ZFS?
Hi, This may not be the right place to post, but hoping someone here is running a reliably working system with 12 drives using ZFS that can tell me what hardware they are using. I have on order with my server vendor a pair of 12-drive servers that I want to use with ZFS for our company file stores. We're trying to use Supermicro PDSME motherboards, and each has two Supermicro MV8 sata cards. Solaris 10U3 he's found doesn't work on these systems. And I just read a post today (and an older post) on this group about how the Marvell based cards lock up. I can't afford lockups since this is very critical and expensive data that is being stored. My goal is a single cpu board that works with Solaris, and somehow get 12-drives plus 2 system boot drives plugged into it. I don't see any suitable sata cards on the Sun HCL. Are there any 4-port PCIe cards that people know reliably work? The Adaptec 1430SA looks nice, but no idea if it works. I could potentially get two 4-port PCIe cards, a 2 port PCI sata card (for boot), and 4-port motherboard - for 14 drives total. And cough up the extra cash for a supported dual-cpu motherboard (though i'm only using one cpu). any advice greatly appreciated.. Thanks! Naveen This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
