On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Alexander Lesle < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Harry, > > when you want to connect SATA drives it is recommend to use only > 4 drives per SFF8087-SAS-connector and not more. When you use SAS > drives you can use up to 256 HDDs but you need the corresponding > hardware like backplane or/and expander. > > I prefer this card and you have the possibility to connect 8 HDDs: > http://www.lsi.com/products/host-bus-adapters/pages/lsi-sas-9211-8i.aspx Note, the 9207-8i does not have to be reflashed (is already a plain HBA, while the 9211-8i comes configured for RAID) and is otherwise basically the same thing (also note the 9211-4i also comes configured for RAID, but they don't seem to make a 4-port HBA configured version). While I'm at it, there is also a 16-port HBA (9201-16i), if you want to get really crazy with number of ports, but I suspect your current constraint will be room in the case for drives. > LSI 2008 SAS controller, 6Gb/s > the LSI1068 have 3Gb/s and is EOL. > > > http://www.lsi.com/products/host-bus-adapters/pages/lsi-sas-9211-8i.aspx#tab/tab5 > Here you can see what cables you need. > The red cables CBL-SFF8087OCF-XXM are only for SATA without a backplane. > Attention dont buy this one CBL-SFF8087OCR-XXM its a reverse cable > > https://store.lsi.com/index.cfm/Clearance/Internal-Multi_Lane-Cables/CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M/ > I had done this. :'( > > or the equal from supermicro: > AOC-USAS2-L8i or AOC-USAS2-L8e > http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/storage_cards.cfm > > The SM AOC-Card is cheaper and the only thing that is different to the > LSI card is the back bracket. You have to modify it to fix the card in > a non SM case. > 140 Bucks to 300 Bucks. today price from newegg.com :) Thats a lot. > > or the IBM Serveraid M1015 > http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/ibm-serveraid-m1015-90y4556-a815389.html > > All three have the LSI 2008 SAS controller inside. > > In each case you have set the card to IT-Mode and all is fine. > 9211-8i_Package_P19_IR_IT_Firmware_BIOS_for_MSDOS_Windows.zip > > > Is the big brother of the above device more appropriate? > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=Cj0KEQjwsJyfBRC729Oy5Pf26ekBEiQAYtd9QSnU5Y0ObEPMFYeXsJhx8rT4KCwHypodSscs5OAWwqcaAjN78P8HAQ&Item=N82E16816118133&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Controllers+%2f+RAID+Cards-_-N82E16816118133&ef_id=U9g1pQAABU0QZGhN:20140810220043:s > > This card have 4 internal SATA Ports and one SFF-8088 multi-lane > connector to a SAS drive enclosure. > > Hope it helps. > > On August, 11 2014, 12:25 <Harry Putnam> wrote in [1]: > > > Re-iterating the basic hardware involved: > > HP xw8600 with 2x CPU 5470 3.33Ghz and 32 GB of RAM > > > Is this the kind of thing folks are thinking of when suggesting a SAS > > card: > > > (not sure what mail encoding might do, but this should be all one line) > > > > http://www.serversdirect.com/Components/RAID__HBAs/id-DC7125/LSI_SAS_HBA_9211-4i?gclid=Cj0KEQjwsJyfBRC729Oy5Pf26ekBEiQAYtd9QR6E11DYPDk3igwN6YRQhEptdXPnYXPOGVopqtjurmMaAnCq8P8HAQ > > > Can anyone offer a clue what the marketers of this device might be > > talking about under Marketing Information: > > > The LSI SAS 9211-4i host bus adapter provides the greatest > > available throughput to internal server storage arrays through four > > internal 6Gb/s ports, driving up to 256 SAS and SATA physical > > devices. This HBA offers dynamic SAS functionality including > > dual-port drive redundancy and SATA compatibility. Utilizing one > > internal x4 SFF8087 Mini-SAS connector, the low-profile SAS 9211-4i > > is an excellent fit for 1U and 2U servers. > > > I'm pretty confused about the write up... > > > The bit about "driving up to 256 SAS and SATA physical devices", in > > particular > > > Am I right in thinking this would add 4 internal SAS/SATA ports? Or > > is this something else entirely? > > ------- ------- ---=--- ------- ------- > > > Is the big brother of the above device more appropriate? > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=Cj0KEQjwsJyfBRC729Oy5Pf26ekBEiQAYtd9QSnU5Y0ObEPMFYeXsJhx8rT4KCwHypodSscs5OAWwqcaAjN78P8HAQ&Item=N82E16816118133&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Controllers+%2f+RAID+Cards-_-N82E16816118133&ef_id=U9g1pQAABU0QZGhN:20140810220043:s > > > Or am I missing the ball altogether? > -- > Best Regards > Alexander > August, 12 2014 > ........ > [1] mid:[email protected] > ........ > > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
