[OpenIndiana-discuss] paging any HP xw8600 users.. or knowledgeable others

[Timothy Coalson]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Alexander Lesle <
groups at tierarzt-mueller.de> wrote:

> Hello Harry,
>
> when you want to connect SATA drives it is recommend to use only
> 4 drives per SFF8087-SAS-connector and not more. When you use SAS
> drives you can use up to 256 HDDs but you need the corresponding
> hardware like backplane or/and expander.
>
> I prefer this card and you have the possibility to connect 8 HDDs:
> http://www.lsi.com/products/host-bus-adapters/pages/lsi-sas-9211-8i.aspx


Note, the 9207-8i does not have to be reflashed (is already a plain HBA,
while the 9211-8i comes configured for RAID) and is otherwise basically the
same thing (also note the 9211-4i also comes configured for RAID, but they
don't seem to make a 4-port HBA configured version).  While I'm at it,
there is also a 16-port HBA (9201-16i), if you want to get really crazy
with number of ports, but I suspect your current constraint will be room in
the case for drives.


> LSI 2008 SAS controller, 6Gb/s
> the LSI1068 have 3Gb/s and is EOL.
>
>
> http://www.lsi.com/products/host-bus-adapters/pages/lsi-sas-9211-8i.aspx#tab/tab5
> Here you can see what cables you need.
> The red cables CBL-SFF8087OCF-XXM are only for SATA without a backplane.
> Attention dont buy this one CBL-SFF8087OCR-XXM its a reverse cable
>
> https://store.lsi.com/index.cfm/Clearance/Internal-Multi_Lane-Cables/CBL-SFF8087OCR-10M/
> I had done this. :'(
>
> or the equal from supermicro:
> AOC-USAS2-L8i or AOC-USAS2-L8e
> http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/storage_cards.cfm
>
> The SM AOC-Card is cheaper and the only thing that is different to the
> LSI card is the back bracket. You have to modify it to fix the card in
> a non SM case.
> 140 Bucks to 300 Bucks. today price from newegg.com :) Thats a lot.
>
> or the IBM Serveraid M1015
> http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/ibm-serveraid-m1015-90y4556-a815389.html
>
> All three have the LSI 2008 SAS controller inside.
>
> In each case you have set the card to IT-Mode and all is fine.
> 9211-8i_Package_P19_IR_IT_Firmware_BIOS_for_MSDOS_Windows.zip
>
> > Is the big brother of the above device more appropriate?
>
> >
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=Cj0KEQjwsJyfBRC729Oy5Pf26ekBEiQAYtd9QSnU5Y0ObEPMFYeXsJhx8rT4KCwHypodSscs5OAWwqcaAjN78P8HAQ&Item=N82E16816118133&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Controllers+%2f+RAID+Cards-_-N82E16816118133&ef_id=U9g1pQAABU0QZGhN:20140810220043:s
>
> This card have 4 internal SATA Ports and one SFF-8088 multi-lane
> connector to a SAS drive enclosure.
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> On August, 11 2014, 12:25 <Harry Putnam> wrote in [1]:
>
> > Re-iterating the basic hardware involved:
> > HP xw8600 with 2x CPU 5470 3.33Ghz and 32 GB of RAM
>
> > Is this the kind of thing folks are thinking of when suggesting a SAS
> > card:
>
> > (not sure what mail encoding might do, but this should be all one line)
>
> >
> http://www.serversdirect.com/Components/RAID__HBAs/id-DC7125/LSI_SAS_HBA_9211-4i?gclid=Cj0KEQjwsJyfBRC729Oy5Pf26ekBEiQAYtd9QR6E11DYPDk3igwN6YRQhEptdXPnYXPOGVopqtjurmMaAnCq8P8HAQ
>
> > Can anyone offer a clue what the marketers of this device might be
> > talking about under Marketing Information:
>
> >    The LSI SAS 9211-4i host bus adapter provides the greatest
> >    available throughput to internal server storage arrays through four
> >    internal 6Gb/s ports, driving up to 256 SAS and SATA physical
> >    devices. This HBA offers dynamic SAS functionality including
> >    dual-port drive redundancy and SATA compatibility. Utilizing one
> >    internal x4 SFF8087 Mini-SAS connector, the low-profile SAS 9211-4i
> >    is an excellent fit for 1U and 2U servers.
>
> > I'm pretty confused about the write up...
>
> > The bit about "driving up to 256 SAS and SATA physical devices", in
> > particular
>
> > Am I right in thinking this would add 4 internal SAS/SATA ports? Or
> > is this something else entirely?
> > -------       -------       ---=---       -------       -------
>
> > Is the big brother of the above device more appropriate?
>
> >
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=Cj0KEQjwsJyfBRC729Oy5Pf26ekBEiQAYtd9QSnU5Y0ObEPMFYeXsJhx8rT4KCwHypodSscs5OAWwqcaAjN78P8HAQ&Item=N82E16816118133&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-Controllers+%2f+RAID+Cards-_-N82E16816118133&ef_id=U9g1pQAABU0QZGhN:20140810220043:s
>
> > Or am I missing the ball altogether?
> --
> Best Regards
> Alexander
> August, 12 2014
> ........
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> ........
>
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