I'm guessing it has to be the drives, because A) I don't think the SAS expander portions of the SAS protocol are optional B) I have tried some extremely convoluted SAS expander configurations with OI and had them run "fine"*.
I'd finger LSI as making any SAS things for Dell by default, as I know they're the ones who have made it in the past, and I don't know of any other company with SAS expanders on the market. - Rich On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Andy Lubel <alu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Backplane drivers should be irrelevant. The expander should speak a common > language. Not sure how to tap into things to confirm. I have tried lsi latest > IR and IT firmwares with same results under OI and sol11. > > On Nov 30, 2011, at 23:25, Gary <gdri...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've found the ZFS discuss list a good source for people with a wide >> variety of HBA knowledge. It is true that if your aren't using a breakout >> cable that you'll need drivers that work with whatever backplane you're >> using instead. >> >> -Gary >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >> OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org >> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss