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
