On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 05:23:07PM -0800, Garrett D'Amore wrote: > That's right... direct connection *with nothing else on the bus* should be > fine.
Cool. Hopefully that mpt_sas commit I'm currently lacking will keep the controller from going wiggy next time. It cost a bit more for the 16 port HBA vs the 4 port, but a lot less than 13 3TB SAS disks vs the WD red SATA disks. Thanks... > > > From: Garrett D'Amore [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 3:10 PM > > > > > > This *looks* like its SAS drives, but can you confirm that you're using > > SAS > > > disks and not SATA drives in an expander or converter? > > > > I intended to mention in the original message that this was a WD red 3TB > > SATA drive, perhaps I forgot. So it is a SATA drive, but there are no > > expanders involved, it is connected directly to a single port on the SAS > > hba. I was aware of potential issues with SATA drives and SAS expanders, > > and > > made sure to avoid such a configuration, but my understanding was that a > > SATA disk attached directly to a SAS hba shouldn't be a problem. ------------------------------------------- illumos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175430-2e6923be Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21175430&id_secret=21175430-6a77cda4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
