Hi, I just read you are using the AOC-USASLP-L8i card. I was looking for a card like this for some time and the only option that was usually mentionned was the SuperMicro PCI-X model which won't help me much on a desktop motherboard (PCI and PCIe only). I know the PCI-X can work in a standard PCI slot but... with reduce performance. Anyway, the card is out of stock everywhere and has been for a few weeks so I think SuperMicro is replacing it.
I like the fact that the L8i card is PCIe friendly. Are you using it with SATA drives? I seems to understand that those SAS/SATA card often work with OpenSolaris but only with SAS drives. That's why I would like to confirm you are having it working with SATA drives. Also, I would like to know on which version of OpenSolaris you are using it. I have snv_111 right now so I should have the most recent drivers for just about anything but better to check then have a useless card. The last thing I would like to understand is how these SAS/SATA card are working with SATA drives. There is 2 4x ports on the card so there is probably some specific cable needed to convert these 4x ports to SAS and/or SATA connectors. Are they included with the card? If not, how do you find the appropriate cables and how much are they (just as a reference)? I have not played with these card before but... seems that all manufacturers are moving this way instead of producing new model of SATA card. I guess it's the smart way to follow. Thank you for your time. ehfortin -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ storage-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss
