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List:       opensolaris-storage-discuss
Subject:    Re: [storage-discuss] LUN size constraints
From:       Robert Milkowski <milek () task ! gda ! pl>
Date:       2008-04-16 7:28:32
Message-ID: 315110537.20080416082832 () task ! gda ! pl
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Hello Andy,

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 2:04:49 PM, you wrote:

AL> Ive been testing all three of the 2500 series and none of them
AL> support volumes over 2tb right now.

AL> The 2530 is excellent performer, but the MPxIO is not functioning
AL> correctly when you attach the HBA to a s10u4 x64 system on a PCI-E
AL> bus with more than 4gb memory (evil 125082-16).

if you stick to -13 then MPxIO works. Or if you have a valid contract
then ask for IDR (there is one already) - -16 + IDR - so far works ok.

AL> The 2540 has acceptable performance, but we hate jumping in the time machine (fiber channel).

Well, FC is still sometimes the only acceptable solution if you need
SAN.

Then I do not like clumsy SAS cables...



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 Robert                            mailto:milek@task.gda.pl
                                       http://milek.blogspot.com

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