zfs discuss - Jul 2006 - Hardware compatibility list for Open Solaris ZFS

I have seen the recommendation for the Marvell storage controller. 

http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AoC-SAT2-MV8.cfm

I know that about a year ago some Sun folks were recommending a Nvidia chipset
but I assume that would have changed or been expanded over a year.  How could we
get a list of known hardware for open solaris and ZFS.

Kieran
 
 
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Kieran wrote:
> I have seen the recommendation for the Marvell storage controller. 
> 
> http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AoC-SAT2-MV8.cfm
This uses the Marvell 88SX6081, which is supported by the marvell88sx(7D0
driver in Solaris.  This is the same SATA controller chip used in the new
Sun Fire X4500 (aka Thumper) big-honking-box-o-disks server.  It should
work fine.
> I know that about a year ago some Sun folks were recommending a Nvidia 
> chipset but I assume that would have changed or been expanded over a year.
> How could we get a list of known hardware for open solaris and ZFS.
Most SATA devices just work, as they look like IDE disks.  What the
marvell88sx driver brings is an interface for cfgadm(1m) which is
used to manage hot plugging and other dynamic events.  This is very
important for a server like the X4500 because you need to be able to
service a specific disk in a sea of disks.

As for the list... try the install check program instead (or just go
for it :-)
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl/hcts/install_check.html

  -- richard