Re: availability of SATA vendors

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Jeff Frost <jeff(at)frostconsultingllc(dot)com>
Cc: Luke Lonergan <llonergan(at)greenplum(dot)com>, pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: availability of SATA vendors
Date: 2006-11-22 02:37:34
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> > 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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