SAS Question

[Fellipe Weno]

Hello everybody!

I guess it is a dumb question but I got know for sure. I got a LSI 2008 controller, it have two external ports, so what I think: There is a way to plug two FreeNAS servers with a external SAS cable? So maybe I can setup one with the disks of both machines?

My problem is that, FreeNAS is wonderful BUT if I use a single machine theres a limit of how many disks I can put inside it, the Volume will get full and we will run out of space in any way, right? So how can I use FreeNAS and after it run out of space how can will be able to expand it?

Thanks in advance!
Fellipe

 

[HoneyBadger]

Hi Fellipe,

The external ports are for attaching disk expansion shelves or JBODs (Just a Bunch Of Drives) to your existing server; there's no provisions for connecting two FreeNAS servers to each other via SAS cabling.

 

[Fellipe Weno]

Thanks HoneyBadger!