zfs discuss - Aug 2011 - Question about WD drives with Super Microsystems

Sc847 36 drive config. Wd RE3 1tb drives. Areca and lsi hba. 3 or so drives
would completely hang under any kind of decent load.

Replaced with lsi 1068 and chenbro sas espanders and replaced the supermicro
backplane with the -A version (direct port) and its been riPping along for well
over a year. We replaced the 3gb backplane 2x and exact same failures.
Supermicro refuses to concede a problem exists.

The smicro board is total sh*t despite using an lsi expander chip. 

We are building a backblaze like bulk storage setup. Can''t find a dense
chassis like sc847 and hoping to convince supermicro to create -a version of the
jbod.

Hoping I can convince lsi/netapp to sell me DS6600 tray or nexsan E60x or DDN
S26000 without their gold plated drives.

Or just don''t buy WD drives. Only hitachi/ibm or seagate NL SAS are any
good.
God''s work is never done; neither apparently VDOTs.