dikkiedirk Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) Is the Intel RES2CV360 any good for use with a 24 disk array. Which HBA offer best bandwith and speed when connected with 2 SFF 8087 cables, will the Dell Perc H310 do? Or should I go with an Intel RES2SV240? Edited December 11, 2017 by dikkiedirk Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, dikkiedirk said: Is the Intel RES2CV360 any good for use with a 24 disk array Yes 17 minutes ago, dikkiedirk said: Which HBA offer best bandwith and speed when connected with 2 SFF 8087 cables, will the Dell Perc H310 do? A PCI 3.0 HBA would be best for 24 disks if your CPU/board supports it, e.g., LSI 9207-8i Quote Link to comment
dikkiedirk Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Thanks Johnnie, does using the H310 hurt performance much? I have them lying around. Will using 2 of them, each with one cable help? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 You'll get between 2500 and 3000MB/s for all disks, so 100 to 125MB/s each during a check or rebuild. You can't have 2 HBAs connected to the same expander, you can have 2 expanders on the same HBA. Quote Link to comment
dikkiedirk Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 ok, thanks. one H310 will have to do at first. Quote Link to comment
dikkiedirk Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) Is this strictly a PCI-E limitation? Will an M1015 perform better? Can the 9207-8i be bought below 100 USD. I see some from China and Hongkong, but don't in those are legit. I am in the Netherlands BTW. Would the Dell GTP9G LSI SAS9217-8i 9207-8i RAID/HBA be an option. It are server pulls and the seller is offering it with IR or IT firmware and FH or HH bracket. like this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-SAS-9217-8i-GTP9G-PCI-Express-x8-6Gbps-8-port-SAS-SATA-RAID-Card-/202138468480?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c4 Edited December 12, 2017 by dikkiedirk Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 38 minutes ago, dikkiedirk said: Is this strictly a PCI-E limitation? Will an M1015 perform better? It's a PCIe 2.0 limitation, M1015 will be the same. 38 minutes ago, dikkiedirk said: Can the 9207-8i be bought below 100 USD. I bough mine used for about $70, I prefer used server pull over new from China every time. 39 minutes ago, dikkiedirk said: Would the Dell GTP9G LSI SAS9217-8i 9207-8i RAID/HBA be an option Yes, the 9217 is the OEM version of the 9207. Quote Link to comment
dikkiedirk Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Thanks, the controller will fit nicely in a PCI-E 3.0 x8 slot on my E5-2670 motherboard I hope. The RES2CV360 will be hooked up with 6 SFF8087 cables to a Supermicro SAS846A backplane without expander chips. Hope that will work. I can get the 9217/9207-8i for 89 Euros incl P&P here in Europe. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 20 minutes ago, dikkiedirk said: Hope that will work. It should. Quote Link to comment
dikkiedirk Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Is it easy to flash such a card to IT mode? That will be necessary won't it? Quote Link to comment
dikkiedirk Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, johnnie.black said: I bough mine used for about $70, I prefer used server pull over new from China every time Are you using a 360 expander too? Can you provide more details in what system and how you mounted the expander? Got any pics? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 minute ago, dikkiedirk said: Are you using a 360 expander too? No, I have one server with 2 x RES2SV240 connected to a 9207, it's using 2 tower cases connected by an external SAS cable, one with 18 disks and the other with 12, I have a pic I posted the other of the smaller tower with 12 disks: 1 Quote Link to comment
dikkiedirk Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 I will have to find a way to mount the expander in my supermicro chassis. I almost wish there were some non-functional bare low profile pcie cards that I could use as a carrier for the expander. I have at least 4 free pci-e slots in the chassis. Do you know of any sff 8087 cables with 90 degree angled connectors? Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 17 minutes ago, dikkiedirk said: Do you know of any sff 8087 cables with 90 degree angled connectors? Sorry, no. Quote Link to comment
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