[OmniOS-discuss] RAID/SAS Controller Recommendations

[Narayan Desai]

On a related note, is there a driver in the pipeline for the new LSI 12gb
HBAs?
 -nld


On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 5:07 PM, Matthew Mabis <mmabis at vmware.com> wrote:

> I have been using a LSI 1068E card for a very long time (Multiple years)
> with solaris foundations Pre-Omni... SOLID as a ROCK!
>
> downside is that you cant have >2TB Drives with the LSI 1068E you would
> have to get a LSI 2008 or better
>
> *Matt Mabis*
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> *From: *"alka" <alka at hfg-gmuend.de>
> *To: *"omnios-discuss" <omnios-discuss at lists.omniti.com>
> *Sent: *Monday, October 14, 2013 12:27:37 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [OmniOS-discuss] RAID/SAS Controller Recommendations
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>
> LSI 2308 is fine with OmniOS
> I use the LSI 9207 alike controller on a SuperMicro Board without problem.
>
> The LSI 9207-8e is what you may want in general (Have not had a MD S600 to
> test against).
>
>
>
> Am 14.10.2013 um 20:01 schrieb Nate Smith:
>
> I'm looking to install a new Omnios server on a Dell T710 server with an
> HP MDS 600 RAID Cabinet.
>
> I currently run a similar setup with OpenIndiana and an MDS600.  On this
> machine, I use LSI-9285-8e controllers, which are the LSISAS2208 Chipset.
>  All targets are set to JBOD pass/thru mode.  This was a finicky setup when
> I got it going on OI, and it took the Solaris drivers for the card to get
> it work.  I could never get the setup to work with an LSI 9201-16e.  It
> would not play nice with the SAS expanders (yes, all my disks are SAS).
>  The nice upshot with the 9285  was that I could use the Megaraid Utility
> for monitoring, and the hardware drivers handled the dual attached SAS
> perfectly.  But...  I have had the occasional hardware lockup when using
> Napp-it.
>
> Forward to 18 months later, and I want to switch to Omnios, or at least
> test, and I've purchased another MDS600 cabinet off ebay to do it.  I'm
> looking at controllers, and I've noticed that the OmniOS compatibility list
> is pretty extensive.  I'm thinking about getting 9286-8e again, which is
> still based on the LSISAS2208 Chipset, but is PCIE 3.0 instead of 2.0
> (which really is a negligible difference).  Can anyone recommend any other
> controllers to look at?  I was perusing the LSI SAS2308 based chipsets, but
> I'm not sure how mature the drivers are.
>
> So if anyone knows any controllers which they've worked with an HP MDS600,
> dual attached, etc, that would be great.  Otherwise, any words of wisdom
> would be appreciated.  Thanks.
>
> -Nate
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