After looking at https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?resources/freenas®-quick-hardware-guide.7/ i have a few questions.
For Broadcom / Avago / LSI SAS controllers i see all of the options listed but I'm not sure which one i should go with.Controller cards range in price from 179$ to as low as 65$ depending where you buy them.in this case will the cheapest on work or should I not go that route. On ebay some controllers come already flashed (M1015/M115) to LSI SAS 9211. When I do a some research I see people are flashing LSI 9240,9260 and other model numbers not on the sheet to 9211, will that work? Should I ONLY buy from that list? What is everyone else using? Is there an updated list I should look at? Are there any "hidden gems" out there, as far as low cost but is specifically good for FreeNAS because of some spec?
I'm trying to gather some info on this topic before I buy a controller card.
Any thoughts on ASM 1061 SATA HBA?
For Broadcom / Avago / LSI SAS controllers i see all of the options listed but I'm not sure which one i should go with.Controller cards range in price from 179$ to as low as 65$ depending where you buy them.in this case will the cheapest on work or should I not go that route. On ebay some controllers come already flashed (M1015/M115) to LSI SAS 9211. When I do a some research I see people are flashing LSI 9240,9260 and other model numbers not on the sheet to 9211, will that work? Should I ONLY buy from that list? What is everyone else using? Is there an updated list I should look at? Are there any "hidden gems" out there, as far as low cost but is specifically good for FreeNAS because of some spec?
I'm trying to gather some info on this topic before I buy a controller card.
Any thoughts on ASM 1061 SATA HBA?
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