DonZalmrol
Dabbler
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Hi all,
I'm doubting between (currently) 2 HBA controllers for my HP DL380G9 server. At the moment I'm using the build-in HP P440AR controller in HBA mode, this is apperantly not a true HBA controller, does not provide SMART readings, uses the CCISS driver and quoting @jgreco :
My current set up is
Anybody that has either card that can tell their experiences about them?
Thx!
I'm doubting between (currently) 2 HBA controllers for my HP DL380G9 server. At the moment I'm using the build-in HP P440AR controller in HBA mode, this is apperantly not a true HBA controller, does not provide SMART readings, uses the CCISS driver and quoting @jgreco :
This isn't compatible with TrueNAS, please refer to
What's all the noise about HBAs, and why can't I use a RAID controller?
The CCISS driver is not particularly robust and putting it in a lobotomized "HBA mode" does not fix this; it just makes it a moronic RAID controller. You should replace the Smart Array controller with a true HBA if you want problem-free operation.
My current set up is
- HP DL380 Gen9
- HP P440AR controller in HBA mode
- HPE 12Gb SAS Expander Card
- 128GB RAM DDR4 ECC
- Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3 @ 1.80GHz
- Nvidia Quadro P2000 5GB
- 2x Intel SSD 120GB boot-pool
- 2x Samsung SSD 512 mirrored pool for APPS storage
- 5x 14TB HGST DC HC530 for DATA storage
- The LSI 9207-8i 6Gbs SAS 2308 PCI-E 3.0 HBA IT Mode
- Pros:
- Cheap
- Well known
- SFF-8087 (my current cables)
- 6Gb/s SAS performance (I have SATA disks)
- Cons:
- Old
- SAS2
- 600MB/s
- Pros:
- LSI SAS 9300-16i 16-Port 12Gb/s SAS-3
- Pros:
- Newer
- 12Gb/s
- SAS3
- Cons:
- Expensive
- SFF-8644 (need new cables)
- Pros:
Anybody that has either card that can tell their experiences about them?
Thx!