Hello,
I have recently bought an Intel server system (R2000WT family) with 24x2.5 slots, only to discover that only the first of the three cages is wired. RES3TV360 would solve this problem. Additional cables with SFF-8643 connectors were included.
I have seen other threads mentioning the IBM 46M0997 and I noticed some RAID controllers/HBAs on ebay that were cheap too. But all the alternatives seem to have SFF-8087 connectors. With the result that I would be spending a lot of the savings on the required new adapter cables.
Question:
I am primarily budget concerned, I will be using rather slow drives(5.4k SATA). I do not need RAID, I will use ZFS or similar.
1. Are there any SFF-8087-SFF-8643 adaptors (without a cable), just some dollar items
2. I have sufficient free PCI slots, are there any cheap cards with SFF-8643 ports or some kind of compatible cables included?
I have recently bought an Intel server system (R2000WT family) with 24x2.5 slots, only to discover that only the first of the three cages is wired. RES3TV360 would solve this problem. Additional cables with SFF-8643 connectors were included.
I have seen other threads mentioning the IBM 46M0997 and I noticed some RAID controllers/HBAs on ebay that were cheap too. But all the alternatives seem to have SFF-8087 connectors. With the result that I would be spending a lot of the savings on the required new adapter cables.
Question:
I am primarily budget concerned, I will be using rather slow drives(5.4k SATA). I do not need RAID, I will use ZFS or similar.
1. Are there any SFF-8087-SFF-8643 adaptors (without a cable), just some dollar items
2. I have sufficient free PCI slots, are there any cheap cards with SFF-8643 ports or some kind of compatible cables included?
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