SlaterTh90
Cadet
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2020
- Messages
- 4
Hello,
I am currently planning my first Freenas build. I want to use one of the follwing boards for the system:
The 10Gbit version is very hard to find where I live, so I might not be able to get that. If that is the case, I am going have to use the
only free PCI-E Slot for a 10Gbit network card. If at all possible I would like to keep the single M.2 slot free, to add a SLOG or L2ARC disk later if I need to. Both boards have an internal USB3.0 port that can be used to connect a OS drive.
I dont want to use a USB-Stick because of the very limited longevity, but a USB to SATA/m.2 adapter would probably not have the same problem.
To get to the actual question: Is someone here running a USB to SATA/M.2 adapter for the boot disk and can recommend one? Because of the positioning of the USB-Port, it would probably also have to be an adapter that does use an extra connection wire. Otherwise the right SFF-8643 port might be blocked.
I am currently planning my first Freenas build. I want to use one of the follwing boards for the system:
- Supermicro A2SDI-H-TF
- Supermicro A2SDi-8C-HLN4F
The 10Gbit version is very hard to find where I live, so I might not be able to get that. If that is the case, I am going have to use the
only free PCI-E Slot for a 10Gbit network card. If at all possible I would like to keep the single M.2 slot free, to add a SLOG or L2ARC disk later if I need to. Both boards have an internal USB3.0 port that can be used to connect a OS drive.
I dont want to use a USB-Stick because of the very limited longevity, but a USB to SATA/m.2 adapter would probably not have the same problem.
To get to the actual question: Is someone here running a USB to SATA/M.2 adapter for the boot disk and can recommend one? Because of the positioning of the USB-Port, it would probably also have to be an adapter that does use an extra connection wire. Otherwise the right SFF-8643 port might be blocked.