Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
At the risk of groveling, I'd like to add one more to the set of people wishing for this to be completed. Any hint on a timeframe? I see reference to this bug back in 2006 (http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6409327), so I was wondering if there was any progress. Thanks! This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
Patrick O'Sullivan wrote: At the risk of groveling, I'd like to add one more to the set of people wishing for this to be completed. Any hint on a timeframe? I see reference to this bug back in 2006 (http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6409327), so I was wondering if there was any progress. This has nothing to do with ZFS, as it is a device driver issue (hint: category driver:sata) Perhaps you could ask over in the device drivers community? http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/device_drivers/ -- richard ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
Right. I can confirm that using port-multiplier-capable cards works on the Mac. I've got an 8-disk zpool with only two SATA ports. Works like a charm. bri On Jan 17, 2008, at 12:22 PM, Richard Elling wrote: Patrick O'Sullivan wrote: At the risk of groveling, I'd like to add one more to the set of people wishing for this to be completed. Any hint on a timeframe? I see reference to this bug back in 2006 (http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6409327 ), so I was wondering if there was any progress. This has nothing to do with ZFS, as it is a device driver issue (hint: category driver:sata) Perhaps you could ask over in the device drivers community? http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/device_drivers/ -- richard ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
Thanks. I'll give that a shot. I neglected to notice what forum it was in since the question morphed into when will Solaris support port multipliers? Thanks again. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
Where do you get an 8 port SATA card that works with Solaris for around $100? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
http://www.wiredzone.com/xq/asp/ic.10016527/qx/itemdesc.htm On Dec 17, 2007 2:01 PM, Tom Buskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where do you get an 8 port SATA card that works with Solaris for around $100? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ 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
Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
Apparently I spent more than my brain wanted me to believe. Here is what I picked up. Even though I am over the 1 meter limit on SATAII, it worked great. http://www.pc-pitstop.com/sata_enclosures/scsat84xb.asp Eric This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
[zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
Anyone tried to use ZFS with this type of box ? . The new thing about this one is that it contains a1x eSATA to 4x SATA Port multipler http://www.stardom.com.tw/sohotank%20st5610-4s-sb2.htm //Lars This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
Last I had heard, there was no solaris support for port multipliers yet, but I believe that they plan on supporting it in the future. That said, I think that the FreeBSD port fully supports it now as well as FUSE on Linux. This isn't really a zfs issue, but more of a driver issue. The other thing to mention is that you can pick up an 8 port sata card for like 100 bucks. That is what I did and managed to find an 8 bay external enclosure, and connected everything with simple converters that took 8 SATA2 cables down to 2 infiniband cables. This kept things fairly clean outside of the boxes and allowed for full bandwidth to all drives. The cabling and case set me back like 200 bucks, so it came in about the same as a port multiplier setup in terms of costs - and I expect that I have higher IO bandwidth this way. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
Lars Tunkrans wrote: Anyone tried to use ZFS with this type of box ? . The new thing about this one is that it contains a1x eSATA to 4x SATA Port multipler http://www.stardom.com.tw/sohotank%20st5610-4s-sb2.htm Hi Lars, we don't currently have support for SATA port multipliers in the SATA framework. It's on the roadmap, not quite sure of the timeline though. I think you'd be better off, at this point, going for one of their other offerings such as http://www.stardom.com.tw/sohotank%20st5610.htm or http://www.stardom.com.tw/sohotank%20st5650-4s-u5.htm I'm looking at the ST5650, myself. James C. McPherson -- Senior Kernel Software Engineer, Solaris Sun Microsystems http://blogs.sun.com/jmcp http://www.jmcp.homeunix.com/blog ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] Does ZFS handle a SATA II port multiplier ?
Which 8 bay external case did you end up using? This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
