Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2008-07-16 Thread Frank Cusack
On June 14, 2007 1:56:05 AM -0700 Frank Cusack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway I agree Sun should fill this hole, but the 2530 misses the mark. I'd like to see a chassis that takes 750GB/1TB SATA drives, with SAS host ports. And sell just the chassis, so I can skip the 100%+ drive markup. I

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2008-07-16 Thread Rich Teer
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Frank Cusack wrote: On June 14, 2007 1:56:05 AM -0700 Frank Cusack [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway I agree Sun should fill this hole, but the 2530 misses the mark. I'd like to see a chassis that takes 750GB/1TB SATA drives, with SAS host ports. And sell just the

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2008-07-16 Thread Frank Cusack
On July 16, 2008 9:40:03 PM -0700 Rich Teer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://richteer.blogspot.com/2006/05/sun-storage-product-i-would-like-to.html I remember that! The 2.5 disks don't really count as low cost, but still your other post beats me. :P Let's say it was a team effort. :) -frank

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-07-20 Thread Robert Milkowski
Hello Joel, Wednesday, July 18, 2007, 8:19:56 PM, you wrote: JM Hi Robert, JM It should work. We have not had the time or resources to test it (we are JM busy qualifying the 2530 (SAS array) with an upcoming MPxIO enabled MPT JM driver and SATA drive support). JM I do not know if MPxIO will

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-07-18 Thread Robert Milkowski
Hello Joel, Tuesday, June 26, 2007, 10:13:54 PM, you wrote: JM Hi folks, JM So the expansion unit for the 2500 series is the 2501. JM The back-end drive channels are SAS. JM Currently it is not supported to connect a 2501 directly to a SAS HBA. But does it work? Has anyone actually tested it?

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-07-18 Thread Joel Miller
Hi Robert, It should work. We have not had the time or resources to test it (we are busy qualifying the 2530 (SAS array) with an upcoming MPxIO enabled MPT driver and SATA drive support). I do not know if MPxIO will claim raw drives or nottypically there are vendor specific modules that

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-06-14 Thread Frank Cusack
On June 13, 2007 7:51:21 PM -0500 Al Hopper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems wasteful to (determine the required part number and) order a 2530 JBOD expansion shelf and then return it if it does not work out It's a 2501 I think. Obviously this is a huge hole in Suns' current storage

Re[2]: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-06-13 Thread Robert Milkowski
Hello Louwtjie, Monday, June 4, 2007, 9:14:26 AM, you wrote: LB On 5/30/07, James C. McPherson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Louwtjie Burger wrote: I know the above mentioned kit (2530) is new, but has anybody tried a direct attached SAS setup using zfs? (and the Sun SG-XPCIESAS-E-Z card, 3Gb

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-06-13 Thread James C. McPherson
Robert Milkowski wrote: Hello Louwtjie, Monday, June 4, 2007, 9:14:26 AM, you wrote: LB On 5/30/07, James C. McPherson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Louwtjie Burger wrote: I know the above mentioned kit (2530) is new, but has anybody tried a direct attached SAS setup using zfs? (and the Sun

Re[2]: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-06-13 Thread Robert Milkowski
Hello James, Wednesday, June 13, 2007, 1:06:22 PM, you wrote: JCM Robert Milkowski wrote: Hello Louwtjie, Monday, June 4, 2007, 9:14:26 AM, you wrote: LB On 5/30/07, James C. McPherson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Louwtjie Burger wrote: I know the above mentioned kit (2530) is new, but has

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-06-13 Thread James C. McPherson
Robert Milkowski wrote: ... JCM Yes, my team's test plan did include ST2530 array attached JCM to SAS hba. But there's 2530 with RAID controller and SAS external ports. To clarify I was asking about expansion trays without any RAID controllers - just 2530 jbod attached with dual links to a host

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-06-13 Thread James C. McPherson
Robert Milkowski wrote: ... JCM As far as I understand it, I do not think that a plain JCM jbod version of the ST2530 is supported. I believe that JCM a jbod attached to the ST2540 (fc-connected) is supported. If it works it doesn't have to be supported. and practically speaking, I expect

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-06-13 Thread Al Hopper
On Wed, 13 Jun 2007, James C. McPherson wrote: Robert Milkowski wrote: ... JCM As far as I understand it, I do not think that a plain JCM jbod version of the ST2530 is supported. I believe that JCM a jbod attached to the ST2540 (fc-connected) is supported. If it works it doesn't have to be

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-06-13 Thread James C. McPherson
Al Hopper wrote: On Wed, 13 Jun 2007, James C. McPherson wrote: Robert Milkowski wrote: ... JCM As far as I understand it, I do not think that a plain JCM jbod version of the ST2530 is supported. I believe that JCM a jbod attached to the ST2540 (fc-connected) is supported. If it works it

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-06-13 Thread Al Hopper
On Thu, 14 Jun 2007, James C. McPherson wrote: Al Hopper wrote: On Wed, 13 Jun 2007, James C. McPherson wrote: Robert Milkowski wrote: ... JCM As far as I understand it, I do not think that a plain JCM jbod version of the ST2530 is supported. I believe that JCM a jbod attached to the ST2540

[zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-05-30 Thread Louwtjie Burger
Hi there I know the above mentioned kit (2530) is new, but has anybody tried a direct attached SAS setup using zfs? (and the Sun SG-XPCIESAS-E-Z card, 3Gb PCI-E SAS 8-Port Host Adapter, RoHS:Y - which is the prefered HBA I suppose) Did it work correctly? Thank you

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs and 2530 jbod

2007-05-30 Thread James C. McPherson
Louwtjie Burger wrote: I know the above mentioned kit (2530) is new, but has anybody tried a direct attached SAS setup using zfs? (and the Sun SG-XPCIESAS-E-Z card, 3Gb PCI-E SAS 8-Port Host Adapter, RoHS:Y - which is the prefered HBA I suppose) Did it work correctly? Yes, it was tested as