From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@treblig.org>
To: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>
Cc: "Moore, Eric" <Eric.Moore@lsi.com>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org>,
Alan Piszcz <ap@solarrain.com>
Subject: Re: Question regarding SAS controllers.
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:21:21 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081122222120.GA12360@gallifrey> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.10.0811221658280.707@p34.internal.lan>
* Justin Piszcz (jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com) wrote:
<snip>
> Eric,
>
> Thanks, I had checked this out earlier but the only non-raid SAS HBAs
> (those HBAs that do not end in -R) that are JBOD seem to be external only
> (e.g., do not contain any internal SAS ports?)
>
> Justin.
For some of the SAS cards that LSI produce there are 2 sets of firmware
on their site and you can load the non-RAID firmware; both versions
will let you drive stuff as individual drives (e.g. tape drives or
inidivudal discs) but the non-RAID firmware is a LOT faster for that.
Dave
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-22 22:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-22 21:46 Question regarding SAS controllers Justin Piszcz
2008-11-22 21:51 ` Moore, Eric
2008-11-22 21:59 ` Justin Piszcz
2008-11-22 22:21 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert [this message]
2008-11-22 22:28 ` Justin Piszcz
2008-11-22 22:33 ` Moore, Eric
2008-11-22 22:38 ` Justin Piszcz
2008-11-22 22:43 ` Justin Piszcz
2008-11-23 0:29 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
2008-11-24 16:11 ` Grant Grundler
2008-11-24 20:52 ` Wes Felter
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