On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 06:44:57AM +0000, John Long wrote: [...] > I found a lot of problems with various chipsets which > is why I asked on the list here to see what is supported well by > OpenBSD. [...]
John, go get a LSI SAS 9260-8i HBA (it is based on the LSI SAS2008 chip) -Fast -Reliable -Professional server grade hardware -Supported by OpenBSD -Recommended by enthusiasts -Can be crossflashed (No Linux, Windows or whaterver box needed. Just an USB key and FreeDOS). -Rebranded by several hardware suppliers (LSI, IBM, broadcom...) -Cheap on eb*y -Please read https://www.servethehome.com/ibm-serveraid-m1015-part-4/ Please read the following lines: On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 10:22:14AM +0200, Marco Nuessgen wrote: > On Thu, Apr 11, 2019 at 07:50:36AM +0000, John Long wrote: > [...] > > Can anybody recommend some good 2 or 4 port SATA (internal) > > expansion > > cards or a SAS HBA that works well with OpenBSD? > > Have a look at the IBM ServeRaid M1015 SAS 6.0gbps SATA III. HBA. It > is > based on the LSI SAS2008 chip and can be crossflashed to: > LSI9211-IT Straight pass through no RAID > LSI9211-IR Pass through, RAID 0, 1, 1e, 10 > > https://www.servethehome.com/ibm-serveraid-m1015-part-4/ On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 02:13:35PM -0400, Johan Huldtgren wrote: [...] > mfi0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Symbios Logic MegaRAID SAS2108 GEN2" > rev 0x05: apic 2 int 2 > mfi0: "LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i", firmware 12.15.0-0239, 512MB cache [...] On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 02:53:34PM -0400, gwes wrote: [...] > I'll second the LSI Logic/Avago/Broadcom? SAS/SATA controllers. > They run as many disks as I want at full speed. As previously > mentioned they can be quite inexpensive if you buy one relabelled > as (for instance) an IBM card. [...] Marco
