Re: [zfs-discuss] Connect couple of SATA JBODs to one storage server

2009-08-28 Thread Roman Naumenko
Roman, are you saying you want to install OpenSolaris on your old servers, or make the servers look like an external JBOD array, that another server will then connect to? No, JBOD is JBOD, just an external enclosure, disks+internal/external connectors -- Roman -- This message posted from

Re: [zfs-discuss] Connect couple of SATA JBODs to one storage server

2009-08-28 Thread Roman Naumenko
This non-raid sas controller is $199 and is based on the LSI SAS 1068. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Networking _Communication/productdetail.aspx?c=usl=ens=bsdcs=0 4sku=310-8285~lt=popup~ck=TopSellers Why Dell? Isn't it cheaper to go with LSI itself? What kind of chassis do

Re: [zfs-discuss] Connect couple of SATA JBODs to one storage server

2009-08-27 Thread Scott Meilicke
Roman, are you saying you want to install OpenSolaris on your old servers, or make the servers look like an external JBOD array, that another server will then connect to? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list

Re: [zfs-discuss] Connect couple of SATA JBODs to one storage server

2009-08-27 Thread Ron Mexico
This non-raid sas controller is $199 and is based on the LSI SAS 1068. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Networking_Communication/productdetail.aspx?c=usl=ens=bsdcs=04sku=310-8285~lt=popup~ck=TopSellers What kind of chassis do these drives currently reside in? Does the backplane have