http://michaelshadle.com/2008/04/14/the-current-state-of-esata-port-multipliers/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:36:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://michaelshadle.com/2008/04/14/the-current-state-of-esata-port-multipliers/#comment-4085 brian Sun, 25 May 2008 14:49:40 +0000 http://michaelshadle.com/2008/04/14/the-current-state-of-esata-port-multipliers/#comment-4085 It's a little late, Highpoint's FreeBSD drivers are closed source, but they do support port multipliers just fine. I have a file server with ZFS and 4 drives on a port multiplier (SiI-3726, I think), which sounds exactly like what you want. ZFS on FreeBSD is stable enough for home use right now, as long as you have plenty of RAM (at least 2GB) and don't push it too hard. It's a little late, Highpoint's FreeBSD drivers are closed source, but they do support port multipliers just fine. I have a file server with ZFS and 4 drives on a port multiplier (SiI-3726, I think), which sounds exactly like what you want. ZFS on FreeBSD is stable enough for home use right now, as long as you have plenty of RAM (at least 2GB) and don't push it too hard.

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