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thank you @umadbruh but I think I want to use my m.2 for cache i am currently researching a new sas expander (6Gbps) that does NOT require a PCI slot. i think THINK this will be cheaper than a new hba or backplane but more research needs to be done.

Also would upgrading my Dell h310 serve any benefit? I suspect no but want to confirm

thanks @kpfleming updated the post above that is a a valid option hmmmmm.

Correct the backplane has individuals connectors @kpfleming so what im synthesizing (can you tell i was just in a meeting with a lot of managers?) option 1 - get rid of the HBA and SAS expander and get a 24p HBA == ~$600-700? option 2 - keep the HBA and limit the number of disks to 14 option...

@UhClem fortunately/unfortunately the mobo was a gift so i will be using it but it does have 8 x 1G RJ45s fed from the mobo and i attempted to multitask and replied incorrectly i will not be direct connecting at 10G it was at 1G so all NICs will be from mobo with the PCI x16 slot going to SAS HBA

more info Northeast USA case supermicro SC846 (fan and PSU mod) around 12-16 drives ish running unraid as a hypervisor moving from 2.5in satacache to nvme cache too network is only 1g but will direct connect 10g to a truenas/ZFS box for local backups any advise is much appreciated

@BoredSysadmin I use SATA exclusively @RTM I actually might be mistaken here. Currently I have HBA - Dell Perc H310 (IT mode) SAS Expander - HP 468405-002 24-Bay 6GB SAS Expander Backplane - BPN-SAS-846TQ Current is Motherboard - X8DTE-F CPU x2 - Xeon L5630 swapping out to supermicro...

Looking to upgrade my old 3G HBA to 6G looking for what models to start looking into? LSI 9305-24i HBA came up but i was hoping for more budget friendly options. Thanks!

if you end up parting it out i would be interested in the LSI 9305-24i HBA GLWS

By chance is anyone trying to get rid of this CPU/MOBO?? i am interested i somehow missed this platform and it would be perfect for what i need. Thanks!

also considering intel atom C358, C3758 or C3958 ideally would have an NVME slot too

cool i have the chassis just need the cpu, mobo, ram but if i am open to buying and removing it from a full solution. i could be open to multiple boards.also open to the amd epyc embedded 3251 if someone has that

Got a xeon d based motherboard that's collecting dust or that you want to get rid of? I am interested in picking up a 4+ core solution with ram to use a backup /test system. I'm located in the Boston area but shipping is fine too. Cheers!

What CPU were you using in it?

starting with Network modules — Ansible Documentation and seeing how far i get.