so im kind of thinking out loud here, but i would really like to make use of some of the pcie lanes on my X9DR3-LN4F+ rev 1.20 , to run a few NVMe drives (u.2 2.5"). I know this board does not support pcie bifuracation, else this would be pretty easy!
(ive read the threads where some people say that have got pcie bi-fur working on this baord, but the general consensus, and my own tests, is it does not work on this board).
Id like to use one of my true wired x16 slots to run 4 or less NVMe drives-
Thus ill need to use a NVMe card/hba with a pcie switch- Does anyone know if this card would work like that?
AOC-SLG3-4X4P | Add-on Cards | Accessories | Products - Super Micro Computer, Inc.
(~300$ on eaby: Supermicro AOC-SLG3-4X4P Low Profile JBOF Gen-3 external NVMe Host Bus Adapter | eBay )
I would obviously need some kind of external NVMe enclosure (if those are even made?), or i could maybe do something sloppy like this cable/setup (but would also need a cable /convert the 4x ports on the AOC card to SFF-8643)
Cable Kit for 2.5″ PCIe NVMe SSD Drives - CS Electronics
Ideally im trying to avoid the 16x pcie cards that allow you to put 2x or 4x nvme m.2 sticks on the card (like the asus card, w a pcie switch), this is bc id like to use u.2 nvme drives. I am also aware that in most cases the "white" nvme ports are a bit different than normal 12g SFF-8643 ports and cant be used inter-changeably (ie like the white nvme ports on my 2u supermicro backplane: BPN-SAS3-826EL1-N4 which has 4x nvme bays).
anyone have any input or ideas on how to get some u.2 NVMe bays connected to a X9 supermicro board that does not support pcie bifurcation?
thanks
(ive read the threads where some people say that have got pcie bi-fur working on this baord, but the general consensus, and my own tests, is it does not work on this board).
Id like to use one of my true wired x16 slots to run 4 or less NVMe drives-
Thus ill need to use a NVMe card/hba with a pcie switch- Does anyone know if this card would work like that?
AOC-SLG3-4X4P | Add-on Cards | Accessories | Products - Super Micro Computer, Inc.
(~300$ on eaby: Supermicro AOC-SLG3-4X4P Low Profile JBOF Gen-3 external NVMe Host Bus Adapter | eBay )
I would obviously need some kind of external NVMe enclosure (if those are even made?), or i could maybe do something sloppy like this cable/setup (but would also need a cable /convert the 4x ports on the AOC card to SFF-8643)
Cable Kit for 2.5″ PCIe NVMe SSD Drives - CS Electronics
Ideally im trying to avoid the 16x pcie cards that allow you to put 2x or 4x nvme m.2 sticks on the card (like the asus card, w a pcie switch), this is bc id like to use u.2 nvme drives. I am also aware that in most cases the "white" nvme ports are a bit different than normal 12g SFF-8643 ports and cant be used inter-changeably (ie like the white nvme ports on my 2u supermicro backplane: BPN-SAS3-826EL1-N4 which has 4x nvme bays).
anyone have any input or ideas on how to get some u.2 NVMe bays connected to a X9 supermicro board that does not support pcie bifurcation?
thanks