On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 08:43:02PM +0100, Alexander Lesle wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I want to build a home file and media server now. After experiment with a
> Asus Board and running in unsolve problems I have bought this
> Supermicro Board X8SIA-F with Intel i3-560 and 8 GB Ram
> http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon3000/3400/X8SIA.cfm?IPMI=Y
> also the LSI HBA SAS 9211-8i
> http://lsi.com/storage_home/products_home/host_bus_adapters/sas_hbas/internal/sas9211-8i/index.html
>
> rpool = 2vdev mirror
> tank = 2 x 2vdev mirror. For the future I want to have the option to
> expand up to 12 x 2vdev mirror.
>
> After reading the board manual I found at page 4-9 where I can set
> SATA#1 from IDE to AHCI.
>
> Can zfs handle AHCI for rpool?
> Can zfs handle AHCI for tank?
>
> Thx for helping.
>
You definitely want to use AHCI and not the legacy IDE.
AHCI enables:
- disk hotswap.
- NCQ (Native Command Queuing) to execute multiple commands at the same
time.
-- Pasi
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