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Message-ID: <20081122222120.GA12360@gallifrey>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:21:21 +0000
From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@...blig.org>
To: Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@...idpixels.com>
Cc: "Moore, Eric" <Eric.Moore@....com>,
"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
Alan Piszcz <ap@...arrain.com>
Subject: Re: Question regarding SAS controllers.
* Justin Piszcz (jpiszcz@...idpixels.com) wrote:
<snip>
> Eric,
>
> Thanks, I had checked this out earlier but the only non-raid SAS HBAs
> (those HBAs that do not end in -R) that are JBOD seem to be external only
> (e.g., do not contain any internal SAS ports?)
>
> Justin.
For some of the SAS cards that LSI produce there are 2 sets of firmware
on their site and you can load the non-RAID firmware; both versions
will let you drive stuff as individual drives (e.g. tape drives or
inidivudal discs) but the non-RAID firmware is a LOT faster for that.
Dave
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