PCI Express 8 sata3

[phods]

hi,

i wanna know, if this pci card is compatible with freenas 9.1.1?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/8-In...-Express-card-Marvell-chipset/1078827089.html

 

[cyberjock]

Questions do NOT belong in the how-to guides!

 

[phods]

sorry for the post in the wrong place,

but my question continues, and who can help???

 

[titan_rw]

It looks like pci-e x1. 2 hard drives can pretty much saturate a single lane of pci-e. So having 8 drives running off of pci-e x1 is going to limit your throughput.

If it works that is. All it says is Marvell chipset, and not specifically which marvel chipset. Without knowing which chipset they used, I don't know how you'll be able to tell if it's supported under freebsd.

Instead of spending ~$80 on that card, why not spend the ~$120 or so that the IBM M1015's are? It's well supported, and is pci-e x8, which is fast enough for all 8 ports.

 

[cyberjock]

... Because if he had read the stickies he would have already figured out the M1015 is the best deal.

 

[phods]

It looks like pci-e x1. 2 hard drives can pretty much saturate a single lane of pci-e. So having 8 drives running off of pci-e x1 is going to limit your throughput.

If it works that is. All it says is Marvell chipset, and not specifically which marvel chipset. Without knowing which chipset they used, I don't know how you'll be able to tell if it's supported under freebsd.

Instead of spending ~$80 on that card, why not spend the ~$120 or so that the IBM M1015's are? It's well supported, and is pci-e x8, which is fast enough for all 8 ports.

thanks for help, i will consider the ibm m1015, and between this, which do you recommend?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/M1015-LSI-9240-8i-6Gb-SAS-RAID-Card-RAID-card-new/1052714227.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/High...roller-Retail-Single-Packaging/692234484.html

 

[pirateghost]

Let me be the first to say, "I HATE HIGHPOINT ROCKETRAID"

 

[phods]

Let me be the first to say, "I HATE HIGHPOINT ROCKETRAID"

OMG, is so this bad? LOL

 

[gpsguy]

Several people have mentioned the M1015. Why not go with a proven adapter that works well with FreeNAS?

 

[pirateghost]

Probably not but I have dealt with a few different rocketraid cards on different oses. I didn't have much fun with them.

I have read that there are some of the rocketraid cards that work well, but after being burned a few times, I have decided to stay away from them.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

 

[gpsguy]

Read the "Highpoint controller info" thread.

OMG, is so this bad?

 

[phods]

Several people have mentioned the M1015. Why not go with a proven adapter that works well with FreeNAS?

m1015 is my first option, i'm only checking another options, because i'm living in brazil and buy some itens is so difficult from here.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/M1015-LSI-9240-8i-6Gb-SAS-RAID-Card-RAID-card-new/1052714227.html

this "LSI" m1015, is a generic for IMB m1015??

which store do you recommend with international shipping?

 

[phods]

hi, i found this board,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-IBM-Ser...sk_Controllers_RAID_Cards&hash=item232fba2f1f

now this is the correct, can i buy? fearless??