In the midst of upgrading my home storage server I'm considering options to separate my compute components (CPU/MoBo/RAM, etc.) from my storage devices. Main motivation is physical space. I only have about 20" of depth available where these chassis' need to go.
Forgetting how hard it is to find short depth JBOD storage chassis' (well at least ones that can support 12+ drives) for a moment, I need to be schooled a little bit on what HBA(s) I'd need. I'm currently planning to use an LSI 9400w-16i controller for my upgraded server so that I can connect both bulk media storage spinners (WD Golds) and some NVMe drives (optanes) both now and in the future. Is there a way to make this HBA work to connect to an external JBOD chassis (with it's own internal controller obviously) or would I need to use a different HBA all together that is designed specifically for JBOD connectivity?
As you can tell I've never messed with external JBODs before.
Forgetting how hard it is to find short depth JBOD storage chassis' (well at least ones that can support 12+ drives) for a moment, I need to be schooled a little bit on what HBA(s) I'd need. I'm currently planning to use an LSI 9400w-16i controller for my upgraded server so that I can connect both bulk media storage spinners (WD Golds) and some NVMe drives (optanes) both now and in the future. Is there a way to make this HBA work to connect to an external JBOD chassis (with it's own internal controller obviously) or would I need to use a different HBA all together that is designed specifically for JBOD connectivity?
As you can tell I've never messed with external JBODs before.