ZFS HBAs + LSI chip sets (Was: ZFS hang (system #2))

[Freddie Cash]

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Andrew Leonard
<lists at hurricane-ridge.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 6:47 AM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'll double-check when I get to work, but I'm pretty sure it's 10.something.
>>
>> mpt(4) on alpha has firmware 1.5.20.0.
>>
>> mps(4) on beta has firmware 09.00.00.00, driver 14.00.00.01-fbsd.
>>
>> mps(4) on omega has firmware 10.00.02.00, driver 14.00.00.01-fbsd.
>
> There was an assertion a couple months back that for mps cards, the
> firmware version must match the driver version, and that v14 was a
> substantial improvement:
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-stable@freebsd.org/msg122546.html

Interesting.  I remember seeing that thread, but not paying attention to it.

I think I'll leave things the way they are, as we have not had any
driver, disk, stability issues with these boxes (knock wood).

-- 
Freddie Cash
fjwcash at gmail.com