[geeks] PCI Express SATA Multilane for Solaris

[Lionel Peterson]

On Apr 4, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>  
wrote:

> I have picked out a 5-bay case to use for a new ZFS raidz setup on  
> my Solaris server.
>
> It's a Sans Digital 5-bay hot-swap with a single PM/multi-lane port  
> on the back, and it has a built-in power supply, and a 120mm fan.
>
> I know there are better cases out there, but they get expensive  
> fast, and this one seems decent enough to me.
>
> So now what I need is a SATA PCI Express card that will work with  
> this unit and has good Solaris drivers.
>
> I personally find Sun's HCL confusing and hard to navigate, and it  
> seems to be missing a lot of hardware that I know is supported, so I  
> doubt it is a good reference to find out what SATA PM cards will work.
>
> I'd like some ideas, especially backed by personal experience, for a  
> good PCI Express SATA card to use in this application.

Sans digital sells "kits" with controller and multi-lane cables, I  
think they are standard SiL chipset reference designs, and as such  
"should" be fine with solaris, but no personal exp.

Lionel