Use a lsi hba card. Probably the best card for zfs. 6gb sas with 8 lanes do pretty well to 10gbe. The 12's are now well supported with most distros. I build openzfs systems for a living if you want advice offlist.. linda at kateleyco.com. linda On 2/8/16 9:17 AM, admin at lctn.org wrote: > 84 TB, using ZFS mirrors (SuperMicro) > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B-o-B De Mars" <mr.chew.baka at gmail.com> > To: "tclug-list" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 9:09:59 AM > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] SAS PCI Controller > > On 2/8/2016 8:43 AM, admin at lctn.org wrote: >> I need to purchase a SAS controller card for a very large NAS. Curious >> what specs I should be looking for to insure maximum data transfer >> speeds from the NIC to the SAS.?? > Curious, what are you going to be using as the NAS? > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list