Expanding build with Supermicro chassis and

[picklefish]

I'm planning to expand my build and run a cable from my current box to this 4U chassis. My first question is will these two do me right?

Question 1:

Supermicro-846E16-R1200B-BAREBONE-4U-Server-BPN-SAS2-846EL1-24x-TRAYS-NO-PWS
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Supermicro...BPN-SAS2-846EL1-24x-TRAYS-NO-PWS/382277186258
PWS-920P-SQ SUPERMICRO 920W 80 PLUS PLATINUM 1U SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PWS-920P-S...ATINUM-1U-SWITCHING-POWER-SUPPLY/381974326727

Specifically, does the barebone come with a PDU or do I need to buy one? Does the PDU it comes with match the PWS above?


Question 2:

Will this controller do the trick? Better option?:
SAS9211-8I 8PORT Int 6GB Sata+sas Pcie 2.0
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B002RL8I7M/


I'm basing this expansion off this post: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/enclosure-question.54787/


Backplane Documentation: https://www.supermicro.com/manuals/other/BPN-SAS2-846EL.pdf

 

[Ericloewe]

Specifically, does the barebone come with a PDU

It should, but you'd better check with the seller. You never know...

Will this controller do the trick? Better option?:
SAS9211-8I 8PORT Int 6GB Sata+sas Pcie 2.0

Any LSI SAS2008/2308/3008 controller will do fine. Versions with external ports are more expensive, but internal ports can easily be converted with SFF-8087/SFF-8088 adapters, of which you'll need at least one at the JBOD end, anyway.

You'll also need something to turn on the JBOD. Either Supermicro's fancy little board that does fan control and supports IPMI or a hacked-together solution that can be a simple as an ATX start-up jumper.

 

[picklefish]

Any LSI SAS2008/2308/3008 controller will do fine. Versions with external ports are more expensive, but internal ports can easily be converted with SFF-8087/SFF-8088 adapters, of which you'll need at least one at the JBOD end, anyway.

So this one with external ports is probably exactly what I want, so I can skip the extra 8087 to 8088 adapter.
LSI LSI00188 PCI Express Low Profile Ready SATA / SAS 9200-8e Controller Card (Single Pack)--Avago Technologies
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816118116

You'll also need something to turn on the JBOD. Either Supermicro's fancy little board that does fan control and supports IPMI or a hacked-together solution that can be a simple as an ATX start-up jumper.

The PDF on that backplane says to use CSE-PTJBOD-CB2 power card.


Thanks for your feedback. Does this diagram I've attached looked more correct? Am I missing any cables or cards?

 

[picklefish]

I updated my image to change the power card to the 3.

 

[Ericloewe]

Looks right, but you may need two PSUs to avoid constant beeping and other alerts. Depends on the system.