Choosing a HBA/Drive Expansion Card

[Ericloewe]

Well, you definitely want something that uses an LSI expander chip, like the Intels, since that's what everyone uses and it's known to work.

 

[Spencer Skinner]

One IBM M1015 ordered from eBay, let's see how this goes then eh? Ahaha

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[Spencer Skinner]

So basically ive got the base setup working, the 24 port case and an M1015 fully functioning, the issue is i was unable to use a reverse breakout to expand my drive slots further so im now left to get a SAS Expander card, the card either has to be PCI powered or MOLEX powered, both my PCIe Slots are now in use.

Ive looked at the Intel 24 Port Option, and im good to get that one but i wanted second opinions as to what i should get.

Further to that how i should go about mounting it when i have no PCIe slots left to use

Thanks

 

[Stux]

It's a good card. Be aware that 4 or 8 of those ports have to be used as the uplink to the sas HBA.

I've been considering the Chenbro 36 port model.

 

[Spencer Skinner]

It's a good card. Be aware that 4 or 8 of those ports have to be used as the uplink to the sas HBA.

I've been considering the Chenbro 36 port model.

Yeh I intent to just hook the Intel 24 port to the M1015 via one SFF8087 Cable just allowing it 4 lanes, thats the only config ill be able to use because that uses all the physical available.

 

[jimmyl]

Hi to the community , does anybody knows if this HBA card
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LSI00244-9...343?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c10#shpCntId
does support hdd disks with capacity more than 3tb ?

 

[Ericloewe]

It does. But expect it to be fake, coming from China.

 

[Pezo]

How do you know when something like this is fake? I mean other than it being way too cheap, I wouldn't really know what too look out for...

 

[Ericloewe]

How do you know when something like this is fake? I mean other than it being way too cheap, I wouldn't really know what too look out for...

There are several degrees of fake. Ebay fakes from China are frequently slightly different PCBs or the same PCB with chips that fell off the back of a truck in the shadiest alley of Shenzhen.

 

[jimmyl]

Any other suggestions?

 

[jimmyl]

I am about to have a
LSI00244 9201-16i PCI-Express 2.0 x8 SATA / SAS Host Bus Adapter Card , is there a simple guide to update the firmware of the card to the latest one?

 

[Ericloewe]

Same as all LSI HBAs.

https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...o-crossflashing-lsi-9211-hba-and-variants.54/

 

[kdragon75]

Anyone look into the DS2423/DS2436 or DS2246 for a few hundred bucks? Add an LSI 9211-8e (Dell H200e), and a cable. Dual PSU, Dual path, SATA and SAS, and it just works.