I'm looking into how I'm going to expand my server in the future, and what I think I want to do is use SAS and external chassis, but I'm not sure what would be the best card for this.
My main chassis has the Intel expander for it's 20 internal drives, and I'm thinking of using those in the external chassis aswell (the other option is to use expander chassis with the expander built it), but what should I use in the main chassis with external ports?
I want to be able to connect 2 external chassis to the main chassis to begin with, so I'll need a 8 port card with 2 external ports SFF8088 ports.
Would that be the best solution to go with something like a Intel card with some of these?
To begin with I wanted to get one of those new Chenbro expandercards with 2 external ports, but these don't seem to be on the market.
My main chassis has the Intel expander for it's 20 internal drives, and I'm thinking of using those in the external chassis aswell (the other option is to use expander chassis with the expander built it), but what should I use in the main chassis with external ports?
I want to be able to connect 2 external chassis to the main chassis to begin with, so I'll need a 8 port card with 2 external ports SFF8088 ports.
Would that be the best solution to go with something like a Intel card with some of these?
To begin with I wanted to get one of those new Chenbro expandercards with 2 external ports, but these don't seem to be on the market.