I'm still waiting on reverse breakout cables for the 2308 in IT mode on my x10 board. I ordered two thinking I could do dual link, but I haven't been able to find any info. In the interim, I have a trusty m1015 in place.
I'm currently replacing some aging drives (2 entire 3-drive vdevs) as a proactive measure and reslivering is much slower than before with a single link on the backplane. I've been afraid to plug the second m1015 link in, so I thought I'd ask the experts.
I have to say, regardless of the cable mess with the TQ backplane (which isn't a mess at all), that this is a NICE solution. I'm using an 846 chassis with the 2 2.5" drive expansion at the rear for my FreeNAS mirror. So, potential for 28 drives total (24 front, 2 rear, 2 in 3.5 bracket on PDU)
I could've used several HBA's or cross-flashed LSI controllers, but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible and allow for maximum airflow and ease of maintenance.
I'm currently replacing some aging drives (2 entire 3-drive vdevs) as a proactive measure and reslivering is much slower than before with a single link on the backplane. I've been afraid to plug the second m1015 link in, so I thought I'd ask the experts.
I have to say, regardless of the cable mess with the TQ backplane (which isn't a mess at all), that this is a NICE solution. I'm using an 846 chassis with the 2 2.5" drive expansion at the rear for my FreeNAS mirror. So, potential for 28 drives total (24 front, 2 rear, 2 in 3.5 bracket on PDU)
I could've used several HBA's or cross-flashed LSI controllers, but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible and allow for maximum airflow and ease of maintenance.
