LSI 9211-8i on Ebay

[rangopango]

Is it safe to purchase this card on Ebay? It's surprisingly cheap for being "brand new"... it costs 2x more on retail stores in Europe...

 

[Chris Moore]

Is it safe to purchase this card on Ebay? It's surprisingly cheap for being "brand new"... it costs 2x more on retail stores in Europe...

Can you link to the eBay listing? Just having the product name doesn't really tell much. There are literally thousands of those up for sale as it is a slightly older model that is frequently available used. You will also often see what is listed as being new because it has never been used. There are many that were in inventory for sale or as spare parts but never got sold or installed. Although they are not new production, they still qualify under eBay standards as being new.

 

[rangopango]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sun-LSI-SA...166938&hash=item4b3c3f64ab:g:acAAAOSwheFapINC
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LSI-9211-8...853915&hash=item1ec386bf0e:g:7XEAAOSwcLxYHqZw
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1PCS-New-L...9&hash=item238dce1f78:g:6lgAAOSwfi9Zuf0E#rwid
https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-IT-Mod...184093&hash=item2851b60664:g:izwAAOSwjY1ajCzL
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LSI-SAS-92...721052?hash=item41dafa741c:g:ix0AAOSwIUxagmQr
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LSI-SAS-92...903985?hash=item2efd5815b1:g:OYEAAOSwLEtYmtPc

 

[Chris Moore]

If it were my money, I would go with this card:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LSI-9211-8...A-PCI-E-SAS-RAID-Controller-Card/132129406734
You might need to flash it with the latest IT mode firmware...

This is the same model, in the Dell OEM variety, and it is what I use:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-H310-...ZFS-FreeNAS-unRAID-High-Air-Flow/162834671120

If you do need to flash the firmware, here are the directions:

Detailed newcomers' guide to crossflashing LSI 9211 HBA and variants
https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...o-crossflashing-lsi-9211-hba-and-variants.54/

 

[rangopango]

I will probably get the Dell one. One more question, I was browsing Ebay for that model and somebody wrote "these controllers need forced cooling (per LSI Logic specification, at least 200 linear feet per minute (LFPM)) to prevent them from overheating."

Is it common for these cards to overheat and should I worry about forcing the cooling?

 

[MrToddsFriends]

should I worry about forcing the cooling?

There was a very interesting discussion about this these days, still on the first page of "Hardware" threads right now.
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/cooling-for-a-dell-perc-h310.61941/

 

[Chris Moore]

The systems I have used this model card in are not all of the high airflow variety, but they do have consistently good airflow through the case.

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