Is there an easy way to hook up a SAS HD temporarily for testing purposes?

[Fritz]

I'm tired of mounting the drive in a SM caddy then mounting it again when I'm finished. Been looking for a SAS docking station but apparently they don't exist. Anybody got a better solution?

 

[StevenDTX]

SAS to USB ain’t cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Converter-Universal-Reader-External/dp/B07KZRCT8H

 

[T_Minus]

HBA + SAS Fan out = how I do all my testing ? No mounting needed, sit it in front of a fan to keep it cool.

 

[Fritz]

SAS to USB ain’t cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Converter-Universal-Reader-External/dp/B07KZRCT8H

Looks like a joke to me but what do I know.

 

[Fritz]

HBA + SAS Fan out = how I do all my testing ? No mounting needed, sit it in front of a fan to keep it cool.

I thought about that but was hoping there was a cleaner solution. I do have the necessary cabling but not a e HBA, I'll have to pick one up.

 

[T_Minus]

I thought about that but was hoping there was a cleaner solution. I do have the necessary cabling but not a e HBA, I'll have to pick one up.

If this is on your test system\bench system then an internal card + fan out cable + power extension\splitter if needed, and go

Sounds like you have "clean" already and it's too much of a hassle...

 

[Spartacus]

I thought about that but was hoping there was a cleaner solution. I do have the necessary cabling but not a e HBA, I'll have to pick one up.

You could always get a 2m internal cable and route it out a pcie hole.

 

[William]

SAS to USB ain’t cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-Converter-Universal-Reader-External/dp/B07KZRCT8H

$700 !
WOW !!

 

[Marsh]

For Testing, I just slide the dive into the hot swap bay carefully.
Help by using a flash light to guide the disk into the sas backplane connector

 

[T_Minus]

For Testing, I just slide the dive into the hot swap bay carefully.
Help by using a flash light to guide the disk into the sas backplane connector

Oh, yes, great point.

I've done this too, I usually use a sharpie to sit the drive on too