Re: [zfs-discuss] X4540 RIP

2010-11-09 Thread Ware Adams
On Nov 9, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Maurice Volaski wrote: > >> http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/?chs=847 >> >> Stay away from the 24 port expander backplanes. I've gone thru several >> and they still don't work right - timeout and dropped drives under load. >> The 12-port works just fine c

Re: [zfs-discuss] X4540 RIP

2010-11-09 Thread Maurice Volaski
>http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/?chs=847 > >Stay away from the 24 port expander backplanes. I've gone thru several >and they still don't work right - timeout and dropped drives under load. >The 12-port works just fine connected to a variety of controllers. If you >insist on the 24-po

Re: [zfs-discuss] X4540 RIP

2010-11-09 Thread Ray Van Dolson
On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 11:51:02PM -0800, matthew patton wrote: > > I have this with 36 2TB drives (and 2 separate boot drives). > > > > http://www.colfax-intl.com/jlrid/SpotLight_more_Acc.asp?L=134&S=58&B=2267 > > That's just a Supermicro SC847. > > http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/

Re: [zfs-discuss] X4540 RIP

2010-11-08 Thread matthew patton
> I have this with 36 2TB drives (and 2 separate boot drives). > > http://www.colfax-intl.com/jlrid/SpotLight_more_Acc.asp?L=134&S=58&B=2267 That's just a Supermicro SC847. http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/?chs=847 Stay away from the 24 port expander backplanes. I've gone thru sever

Re: [zfs-discuss] X4540 RIP

2010-11-08 Thread Moazam Raja
I have this with 36 2TB drives (and 2 separate boot drives). http://www.colfax-intl.com/jlrid/SpotLight_more_Acc.asp?L=134&S=58&B=2267 It's not exactly the same (it has cons/pros), but it is definitely less expensive. I'm running b147 on it with an LSI controller. -Moazam On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at

[zfs-discuss] X4540 RIP

2010-11-08 Thread Ian Collins
Oracle have deleted the best ZFS platform I know, the X4540. Does anyone know of an equivalent system? None of the current Oracle/Sun offerings come close. -- Ian. ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.or