Issue with 7.0-RELEASE and Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit
Ethernet NIC
Jeremy Chadwick
koitsu at FreeBSD.org
Wed Aug 13 09:16:54 UTC 2008
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 01:55:30PM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
> But in this day and age, one of the best SATA controllers for FreeBSD is
> an Areca controller. They're somewhat expensive (comparatively), but
> the performance is apparently stunning, combined with decent FreeBSD
> drivers that utilise CAM and da(4) (yes, despite the disks being SATA).
> Every time people mention them on the lists, the response is the same:
> amazing performance, and really good driver + administrative support
> (e.g. software administrative utilities).
>
> I do wish Areca made a less expensive controller with less features,
> intended for "tech-savvy" consumer use, in the US$125 or less price
> range.
And it appears they now do: the ARC-1200. PCIe x1, has 2 ports, and
on-board cache. It lacks an IOP, so the performance won't be that of
one of the more expensive cards. Either way, quite good for 2-disk
servers:
http://www.areca.com.tw/products/2ports.htm
Cost is ~US$175. A little steep, but the on-board cache supposedly
justifies it (IMHO, barely). Hopefully the price will come down to
US$100-125, which would be perfect.
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