Re: availability of SATA vendors - Mailing list pgsql-performance

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: availability of SATA vendors
Date
Msg-id 1164163054.24113.194.camel@localhost.localdomain
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In response to Re: availability of SATA vendors  (Jeff Frost <jeff@frostconsultingllc.com>)
Responses Re: availability of SATA vendors
List pgsql-performance
> > Don't count out LSI either. They make a great SATA controller based off
> > their very well respected SCSI controller.
>
> Interesting.  Does it perform as well as the ARECAs

I don't know if it performs as well as the ARECAs but I can say, I have
never had a complaint.

> and how much BBU cache can
> you put in it?

Yes it support BBU and the max cache depends on the card.

4 drive model, comes with a static 64 megs
8 drive model, comes with a static 128 megs

I don't know if they are expandable but keep.


> Oh, does it use the good ole megaraid_mbox driver as well?
>

Yeah it uses the long standing megaraid, stable as all get out and fast
driver :)

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake


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