Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller

2012-03-16 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
> From: Cooper Hubbell [mailto:cooper...@gmail.com] > > My system is currently using LSI 9211 HBAs with Crucial M4 SSDs for > ZIL/L2ARC. I have used LSIUTIL v1.63 to disable the write cache on the two > > Unfortunately, the SATA write cache can only be turned on or off at the > controller level

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller

2012-03-13 Thread Cooper Hubbell
My system is currently using LSI 9211 HBAs with Crucial M4 SSDs for ZIL/L2ARC. I have used LSIUTIL v1.63 to disable the write cache on the two controllers with only SATA HDDs, though my third controller has a combination of HDD and SSD as shown: SAS2008's links are down, down, 6.0 G, 6.0 G, 3.0 G

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller

2012-03-13 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
> From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss- > boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Cooper Hubbell > > Regarding the writeback cache on disks, what is the recommended method > to disable the cache? Through HBA firmware, or via Solaris? It's the same either way - You press Ct

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller

2012-03-12 Thread Cooper Hubbell
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Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller on Dell Rx10 ?

2012-03-10 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
> From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss- > boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Sriram Narayanan > > Based on experiments, it seems like there is no way to bypass the PERC > controller - it seems like one can only access the individual disks if > they are set up in RAID0 e

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller on Dell Rx10 ?

2012-03-10 Thread John D Groenveld
In message , Sriram Narayanan writes: >At work, I have an R510, and R610 and an R710 - all with the H700 PERC >controller. BTW with some effort, Dell's sales critter will sell you the H200 LSI SAS HBA as a replacement for the H700 LSI MegaRAID controller for those boxes. >Based on experiments,

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller on Dell Rx10 ?

2012-03-10 Thread Andrew Gabriel
On 03/10/12 09:29, Sriram Narayanan wrote: Hi folks: At work, I have an R510, and R610 and an R710 - all with the H700 PERC controller. Based on experiments, it seems like there is no way to bypass the PERC controller - it seems like one can only access the individual disks if they are set up i

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller on Dell Rx10 ?

2012-03-10 Thread Philippe Schwarz
Le 10/03/2012 10:29, Sriram Narayanan a écrit : > Hi folks: > > At work, I have an R510, and R610 and an R710 - all with the H700 PERC > controller. > > Based on experiments, it seems like there is no way to bypass the PERC > controller - it seems like one can only access the individual disks if

[zfs-discuss] Any recommendations on Perc H700 controller on Dell Rx10 ?

2012-03-10 Thread Sriram Narayanan
Hi folks: At work, I have an R510, and R610 and an R710 - all with the H700 PERC controller. Based on experiments, it seems like there is no way to bypass the PERC controller - it seems like one can only access the individual disks if they are set up in RAID0 each. This brings me to ask some que