hba 12gbps sas3

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    LSI 9300-8i Will not show any Disks connected with direct connect cable

    Hello. I hope that someone in here have a little more experience with this than i do. I bought an LSI 9300-8i to connect directly to two 1.92TB 12G sas drives. I then also bought TWO different kinds of cables that would take SATA power to power the drives, i know they deliver power as i have a...
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    FS US NYC old server components WTB/WTT SAS HDDs

    WTB/WTT: Looking for 10x 8/10/14T SAS HDDs: show me your helium drives! Post 2020-1-1 manufacture year preferred. FS: Rebuilding my lab with server grade stuff so I'm selling my old stuff. CPU AMD Ryzen 5600x: bought new from microcenter on Oct 2021, no embedded graphics, you can use it with...
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    HBA newbie here with an LSI card and have a couple of basic questions (6pin power/verifying genuine card)

    Just bought a lsi 9300-16i. Price seemed pretty cheap for this and I want to make sure I've got a genuine card. I've read that people verify their serial numbers with LSI to make sure they didn't buy a "counterfeit". Has anybody here done that? If so, could you be kind to point me in the...
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    EU [FS] Dell HBA345 (LSI SAS 3416 Tri-mode controller) - Brand new sealed

    I have two brand new in sealed anti-static bags from Dell HBA345 this HBA's use the new tri-mode controllers from LSI for nvme drives sas and sata. more info here...
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    Microsemi / Adaptec SmartHBA 2100?

    Hey, I'm curious if anyone has any experience with this HBA. Its datasheet makes it look really cool, but I can't find any reviews or anecdotes in forums from people who own them. Positives: SAS3 - but much cheaper than most other SAS3 cards In the ESXi 7.0U1 HCL ESXi, MAAS and OpenStack...
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    vSphere 7 + LSI HBA: status

    If you have vSphere 7 + LSI HBA (preferably 9300-8i) Pls share your screenshot of the status column (see pic)
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    LSI or Adaptec?

    Guys, I'm looking to get a SAS3 HBA and need some advice. Providing I don't need RAID, which one is a better choice, Dell H330 or Adaptec ASR-8405? Prices seem to be almost the same and within my allotted budget. Or perhaps there's something else I should look at? I am pretty much a noob when...