Re: [zfs-discuss] Is LSI SAS3081E-R suitable for a ZFS NAS ?

2010-01-25 Thread Jonathan Borden
I don't claim to understand all the nitty gritty details but there seems to be a difference between the supermicro motherboard integrated 1068E controllers and the HBA based controllers in that when I had a machine built with a motherboard based controller it wouldn't properly talk to/work with

Re: [zfs-discuss] Understanding SAS/SATA Backplanes and Connectivity

2009-07-16 Thread Jonathan Borden
> > > We have a SC846E1 at work; it's the 24-disk, 4u > version of the 826e1. > > It's working quite nicely as a SATA JBOD enclosure. > We'll probably be > buying another in the coming year to have more > capacity. > Good to hear. What HBA(s) are you using against it? > I've got one too and it