Hi
This is something that most definitely has been asked before but since I don't really know what I should search for I haven't found an answer.
I'm planning to upgrade my server next year and would like to continue using Supermicro motherboards. I've noticed that some allows you to use sata breakout cables (if that is the correct term) on some boards to allow 12+ HDs without a hba or similar.
I know that truenas doesn't play well with some solutions like these where "these" means putting a breakout cable in a connection that fits and then just press the power button. How is it with Supermicro boards, is it as simple as getting a breakout cable, plug it in an attach the drives and then act as if I had used a regular sata port?
Does it differ from different motherboards? What in the manual should I look for to know that it's a goo solution or not? I did do a quick look at a random motherboard but couldn't find anything relevant. But again, I don't really know what to look for, unfortunately there was no big red letters that told me what I needed to know.
The link above is an example of a board i mean. (No idea if that particular board is any good, i picked it at random for the sake of this thread.)
This is something that most definitely has been asked before but since I don't really know what I should search for I haven't found an answer.
I'm planning to upgrade my server next year and would like to continue using Supermicro motherboards. I've noticed that some allows you to use sata breakout cables (if that is the correct term) on some boards to allow 12+ HDs without a hba or similar.
I know that truenas doesn't play well with some solutions like these where "these" means putting a breakout cable in a connection that fits and then just press the power button. How is it with Supermicro boards, is it as simple as getting a breakout cable, plug it in an attach the drives and then act as if I had used a regular sata port?
Does it differ from different motherboards? What in the manual should I look for to know that it's a goo solution or not? I did do a quick look at a random motherboard but couldn't find anything relevant. But again, I don't really know what to look for, unfortunately there was no big red letters that told me what I needed to know.
The link above is an example of a board i mean. (No idea if that particular board is any good, i picked it at random for the sake of this thread.)