Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:21:21 +0000 | From | "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <> | Subject | Re: Question regarding SAS controllers. |
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* Justin Piszcz (jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com) wrote:
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> 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.
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