Adaptec's SATA 2410SA controller

RE: Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 2410SA Enclosure Kit
RE: http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/suppdetail.jsp?sess =no&language=English+US&cat=%2FProduct%2FAAR-2410SA_ ENCL&prodkey=AAR-2410SA_ENCL
I'm trying to find a reasonable storage solution for my home systems that I can share amongst Mac OS X, Solaris 9/10 sparc, SUSE and Win XP clients. Primarily, what I am seeking is backup location, with a secondary use of a common depository location for files. The only reasonable solution I can think of is a NFS based system, or a NAS system.
On the NAS side, I think the best solution would be an Infrant Ready 600 standalone system. You can see this product at www.infrant.com.
On the NFS side, my preferred choice and using the BigAdmin site's HCL for Solaris x86 as a guide, I found the Adaptec product based around the Adaptec Serial ATA RAID 2410SA. The Adaptec URL above points to the kit which uses this controller.
Question: Has anyone used the Adaptec controller 2410SA in an Solaris x86 envirnoment (aside from the HCL poster)? If so, what kind of issues did you encounter?
Perhaps there maybe a better solution, and if so, what you would suggest?
As a matter of course, I am trying to stay away from FC and SCSI based systems, simply due to cost and capacity. Also, since I am a Solaris Admin, I like the idea of a system based on Solaris - not only because I own a lot of Sun stock (ouch!), but also 'cause this will help me become a better Solaris admin on the x86 side of the house.
Appreciate any thoughts, feedback anyone has to offer.
rrtays

Hello rrtays,
my message to your old e-mail address at sbc... has been returned as undeliverable.
Michael

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