On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Erik Trimble <tr...@netdemons.com> wrote:
> Do make sure you're getting one that has the proper firmware. > > Those with BIOS don't work in SPARC boxes, and those with OpenBoot don't > work in x64 stuff. > > A quick "Sun FC HBA" search on ebay turns up a whole list of stuff that's > "official" Sun HBAs, which will give you an idea of the (max) pricing > you'll be paying. > > There's currently a *huge* price difference between the 4Gb and 2Gb > adapters. Also, keep in mind that PCI-X adapters are far more common at > the 1/2Gb range, while PCI-E starts to be the most common choice at 4Gb+ > > Here's a list of all the old Sun FC HBAs (which can help you sort out > which are for x64 systems, and which were for SPARC systems): > > > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-storage-networking-190061.html > > As Tim said, these should all have built-in drivers in the Illumos > codebase. > > > -Erik > > > The only ones that have that limitation are the Sun OEM cards. If you buy a QLogic retail card you can use it in either system. --Tim
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