Anyone here using http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempossd.html with a zfs-capable OS? Is e.g. OpenIndiana supported? Thanks.
HI Eugen, Whether it''s compatible entirely depends on the chipset of the SATA controller. Basically that card is just a dual port 6gbps PCIe SATA controller with the space to mount one ($149) or two ($299) 2.5inch disks. Sonnet, a mac focused company, offers it as a way to better utilize existing Mac Pros already in the field without an external box. Mac Pros only have 3gbps SATA2 and a 4x3.5inch drive backplane, but nearly all have a free full-length PCIe slot. This product only makes sense if you''re trying to run OpenIndiana on a Mac Pro, which in my experience is more trouble than it''s worth, but to each their own I guess. If you can confirm the chipset you might get lucky and have it be a supported chip. The big chip is labelled PLX, but I can''t read the markings and wasn''t aware PLX made any PCIe SATA controllers (PCIe and USB/SATA bridges sure, but not straight controllers) so that may not even be the chip we care about. http://www.profil-marketing.com/uploads/tx_lipresscenter/Sonnet_Tempo_SSD_Pro_01.jpg -Pete On Dec 3, 2012, at 8:32 AM, Eugen Leitl wrote:> > Anyone here using http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempossd.html > with a zfs-capable OS? Is e.g. OpenIndiana supported? > > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/attachments/20121203/10a19fb6/attachment.html>
On 12/3/12 5:28 PM, "Peter Tripp" <peter at psych.columbia.edu> wrote:>This product only makes sense if you''re trying to run OpenIndiana on a >Mac Pro, which in my experience is more trouble than it''s worth, but to >each their own I guess.I could make a case for it in some other environments. Say you''re using a SuperMicro 4U chassis with 24x3.5" drives split into two zpools and you''d like to use SSDs for L2ARC and ZIL. If you mirror each ZIL and use single drives for each L2ARC, that''s 6 drive bays you''d be sacrificing-- or you could use 3 PCI slots, which might be available depending on your configuration, and lets you combine nearline SAS hard drives (to play nicely with SAS expanders) and SATA SSDs (because SAS SSDs are painfully expensive). Obviously, this all depends on the controller in use on the cards-- I''ll probably be getting one to play with in the Jan-Feb timeframe, but as of now I have no knowledge of that subject. -- Dave Pooser Manager of Information Services Alford Media http://www.alfordmedia.com
On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 06:28:17PM -0500, Peter Tripp wrote:> HI Eugen, > > Whether it''s compatible entirely depends on the chipset of the SATA controller.This is what I was trying to find out. I guess I just have to test it empirically.> Basically that card is just a dual port 6gbps PCIe SATA controller with the space to mount one ($149) or two ($299) 2.5inch disks. Sonnet, a mac focused company, offers it as a way to better utilize existing Mac Pros already in the field without an external box. Mac Pros only have 3gbps SATA2 and a 4x3.5inch drive backplane, but nearly all have a free full-length PCIe slot. This product only makes sense if you''re trying to run OpenIndiana on a Mac Pro, which in my experience is more trouble than it''s worth, but to each their own I guess.My application is to stick 2x SSDs into a SunFire X2100 M2, without resorting to splicing into power cables and mounting SSD in random location with double-side sticky tape. Depending on hardware support I''ll either run OpenIndiana or Linux with a zfs hybrid pool (2x SATA drives as mirrored pool).> If you can confirm the chipset you might get lucky and have it be a supported chip. The big chip is labelled PLX, but I can''t read the markings and wasn''t aware PLX made any PCIe SATA controllers (PCIe and USB/SATA bridges sure, but not straight controllers) so that may not even be the chip we care about. > http://www.profil-marketing.com/uploads/tx_lipresscenter/Sonnet_Tempo_SSD_Pro_01.jpgEiter way I''ll know the hardware support situation soon enough.
On Dec 4, 2012, Eugen Leitl wrote:> Either way I''ll know the hardware support situation soon > enough.Have you tried contacting Sonnet? -Gary
On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 03:38:07AM -0800, Gary Driggs wrote:> On Dec 4, 2012, Eugen Leitl wrote: > > > Either way I''ll know the hardware support situation soon > > enough. > > Have you tried contacting Sonnet?No, but I did some digging. It *might* be a Marvell 88SX7042, which would be then supported by Linux, but not by Solaris http://www.nexentastor.org/boards/1/topics/2383
On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 11:07:17AM +0100, Eugen Leitl wrote:> On Mon, Dec 03, 2012 at 06:28:17PM -0500, Peter Tripp wrote: > > HI Eugen, > > > > Whether it''s compatible entirely depends on the chipset of the SATA controller. > > This is what I was trying to find out. I guess I just have to > test it empirically. > > > Basically that card is just a dual port 6gbps PCIe SATA controller with the space to mount one ($149) or two ($299) 2.5inch disks. Sonnet, a mac focused company, offers it as a way to better utilize existing Mac Pros already in the field without an external box. Mac Pros only have 3gbps SATA2 and a 4x3.5inch drive backplane, but nearly all have a free full-length PCIe slot. This product only makes sense if you''re trying to run OpenIndiana on a Mac Pro, which in my experience is more trouble than it''s worth, but to each their own I guess. > > My application is to stick 2x SSDs into a SunFire X2100 M2, > without resorting to splicing into power cables and mounting > SSD in random location with double-side sticky tape. Depending > on hardware support I''ll either run OpenIndiana or Linux > with a zfs hybrid pool (2x SATA drives as mirrored pool). > > > If you can confirm the chipset you might get lucky and have it be a supported chip. The big chip is labelled PLX, but I can''t read the markings and wasn''t aware PLX made any PCIe SATA controllers (PCIe and USB/SATA bridges sure, but not straight controllers) so that may not even be the chip we care about. > > http://www.profil-marketing.com/uploads/tx_lipresscenter/Sonnet_Tempo_SSD_Pro_01.jpg > > Eiter way I''ll know the hardware support situation soon > enough.I see a Marvell 88SE9182 on that Sonnet.