Are SATA port multipliers supported in -CURRENT?

[Martin Nilsson]

Ståle Kristoffersen wrote:
>
> Whats the status of freebsd's port multiplier support?
> I'm looking into buying a Norco DS-1220,
> http://www.norcotek.com/item_detail.php?categoryid=12&modelno=ds1220
> (but without the controller)
> Will it work, and if yes what controllers would it work with?

Hi,

Have you looked at the Supermicro CSE-836E1 chassis?
http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/3U/836/SC836E1-R800V.cfm

It is also 3U but have space for 16 drives redundant power and the 
computer! The port expander works with the LSI MegaRAID SAS8308ELP board 
and SAS/SATA drives in FreeBSD. There is also a cheaper model available 
with 16 normal SATA connectors if you prefer that.



/Martin