RE: [zfs-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Re: External drive enclosures + Sun

2007-01-23 Thread Robert Suh
, 2007 1:17 PM To: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Re: External drive enclosures + Sun I'm dying here - does anyone know when or even if they will support these? I had this whole setup planned out but it requires eSATA + port multipliers. I want to use ZFS

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Re: External drive enclosures + Sun

2007-01-23 Thread Jason J. W. Williams
controller. Rob -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of mike Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 1:17 PM To: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Re: External drive enclosures + Sun I'm dying here - does anyone know when

[zfs-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Re: External drive enclosures + Sun

2007-01-22 Thread David J. Orman
I know it seems ridiculous to HAVE to buy a 3rd party card, but come on it is only $50 or so. Assuming you don't need both pci slots for other uses. I do. Two would have gone to external access for a JBOD (if that ever gets sorted out, haha) - most external adapters seem to support 4

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Re: External drive enclosures + Sun

2007-01-22 Thread Frank Cusack
On January 22, 2007 12:03:51 PM -0800 David J. Orman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd much prefer Sun products, however - I just expect them to support Sun's flagship OS, and be supported fully. I'm going to look into the X4* series assuming they don't have such problems with supported boot disk

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Re: External drive enclosures + Sun

2007-01-22 Thread Frank Cusack
On January 22, 2007 12:03:51 PM -0800 David J. Orman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know it seems ridiculous to HAVE to buy a 3rd party card, but come on it is only $50 or so. Assuming you don't need both pci slots for other uses. I do. Two would have gone to external access for a JBOD (if that

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Re: Re: Re: External drive enclosures + Sun

2007-01-22 Thread mike
I'm dying here - does anyone know when or even if they will support these? I had this whole setup planned out but it requires eSATA + port multipliers. I want to use ZFS, but currently cannot in that fashion. I'd still have to buy some [more expensive, noisier, bulky internal drive] solution