Recommended HBA's is out of stock in northern Europe

[ThomasDK81]

Hi guys,

It looks like my HBA (IBM M1035) is about to die.
Searching for a replacement is harder than expected. Looking at the Hardware Recommendations post these HBA's where listed. I need at least 8 ports.

IBM/ Lenovo M1015/M1115
LSI SAS 9211-8I and LSI SAS 9207-8i
DELL PERC H200 and H310
Even LSI SAS 9201-16i

All isn't in stock any anywhere near Denmark(Germany, UK etc.)
I can't even find any used or 4i models.

There are some claiming its in stock on Amazon, but they are more than 300% overpriced.

What do I do?
Am I search for the wrong cards?

 

[mopcrust]

Hi ThomasDK81,

I've noticed several cards available on amazon.de from 99-160 euros each. These seem reasonably priced to me. Otherwise you could check out https://natex.us/components/storage/ in the US for used cards. They ship to Europe and the costs are reasonable.

 

[ThomasDK81]

Hi ThomasDK81,

I've noticed several cards available on amazon.de from 99-160 euros each. These seem reasonably priced to me. Otherwise you could check out https://natex.us/components/storage/ in the US for used cards. They ship to Europe and the costs are reasonable.

Thanks, I must be using the wrong search terms at amazon.de.

Does it matter what manufacturer it is, as long as it is a 9211-8i chip?
In that case I found: https://www.amazon.de/LSI-lsi00194-...e=UTF8&qid=1545309644&sr=8-3&keywords=9211-8I

 

[ThomasDK81]

The one I linked has 9211-4i in the title but the description says 9211-8i

 

[mopcrust]

Hi,

I mostly used "LSI 9211-8i" as my search terms. Tread carefully though, I have heard reports of there being fake cards out there. I have never experienced this myself but it should be possible to verify the retailers. Stick to the ones with an physical presence in Europe and you should be fine.

 

[Elliot Dierksen]

Actually I would suggest a 9207-8i. It is newer (PCIe 3.0) than the 9211 (PCIe 2.0). That would be a better/faster option.

Edit: Try eBay. There might not be any in Europe, but there are a number of sellers in the $100 US range.

Edit2: Try this https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=("9207-8i","lsi00301","h5-25412")&_sop=15

 

[ThomasDK81]

Actually I would suggest a 9207-8i. It is newer (PCIe 3.0) than the 9211 (PCIe 2.0). That would be a better/faster option.

Edit: Try eBay. There might not be any in Europe, but there are a number of sellers in the $100 US range.

Outside EU there is a toll :(

Like this one?
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00AENN2LW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AY6J91BQQLT8K&psc=1

 

[Elliot Dierksen]

Outside EU there is a toll :(

Like this one?
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00AENN2LW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AY6J91BQQLT8K&psc=1

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00AENN2LW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AY6J91BQQLT8K&psc=1

Yes, that looks good to me.

 

[mopcrust]

Actually I would suggest a 9207-8i. It is newer (PCIe 3.0) than the 9211 (PCIe 2.0). That would be a better/faster option.

Even better.

 

[ThomasDK81]

Seen the e-bay link, thats really cheap. The risk of toll and fakes, may by worth it :)

Thanks everyone, I was stuck on searching for the known manufactures.