I've acquired a Supermicro SC847 system, and my current project is to quiet it down and reduce its power usage. The server came with 2 LSI HBA connected with 2 cables each to the front and rear backplanes.
Does this look right? According to the manual the two ports are Primary SAS connector: PRI_J1, and PRI_J2 (PRI_J0 is the one on the far right). Does having two cables connected to the same HBA increase the available bandwidth? Will I be ok with just one cable connected to PRI_J0?
Also, to reduce heat and power use would it be possible to remove the LSI HBA and use the SAS connector on the motherboard? The motherboard is the Supermicro X9DRI-LN4F+, which has a SAS connector from the Intel C602 SB I think.
Furthermore, if the above would work, can I use a reverse breakout cable and use 4 SATA ports from the motherboard to connect to the rear backplane, thus eliminating the need for both LSI HBAs?
The server is for media storage, so I don't need super high throughput. I will be using OMV / SnapRaid, and there will only be 1-2 users.
Does this look right? According to the manual the two ports are Primary SAS connector: PRI_J1, and PRI_J2 (PRI_J0 is the one on the far right). Does having two cables connected to the same HBA increase the available bandwidth? Will I be ok with just one cable connected to PRI_J0?
Also, to reduce heat and power use would it be possible to remove the LSI HBA and use the SAS connector on the motherboard? The motherboard is the Supermicro X9DRI-LN4F+, which has a SAS connector from the Intel C602 SB I think.
Furthermore, if the above would work, can I use a reverse breakout cable and use 4 SATA ports from the motherboard to connect to the rear backplane, thus eliminating the need for both LSI HBAs?
The server is for media storage, so I don't need super high throughput. I will be using OMV / SnapRaid, and there will only be 1-2 users.