Can I get an enclosure with that?

[rthorntn]

Hi,

Say I have 2.5" SSDs with Dual 12Gb/s SAS interfaces (disks supports reads up to 2100MB/s) and 9400-16i HBA's, is there an enclosure (like the MB998IP-B) I can buy that fits in a 5.25" bay, that supports the Dual 12Gb/s SAS interfaces so I can get up to 2100MB/s reads? If it's not possible in 5.25" is there a rack mount storage chassis that does support it without costing the earth?

Thanks.
Richard

 

[i386]

is there a rack mount storage chassis

Yes, there are chassis with dual expanders.

that does support it without costing the earth

No.
At least not for sas3/12gbit, maybe for sas2/6gbit.

 

[rthorntn]

Thanks, if I hard mounted the drives, is there a 9400-16i to Dual 12Gb/s SAS connector cable available, can the 16i support 16 Dual 12Gb/s SAS drives or just 8?

 

[Bert]

AFAIK, standard sas cables are rated to support 12Gbs. I am always puzzled how this is possible but looks like cables are overbuilt.

 

[azev]

Thanks, if I hard mounted the drives, is there a 9400-16i to Dual 12Gb/s SAS connector cable available, can the 16i support 16 Dual 12Gb/s SAS drives or just 8?

you can buy dual ported sas cable and connect to the drive directly however for every port you can only connect 2 drives. In case of a 9400-16i you can connect 8 drives max using the dual ported sas cable. Another FYI, the said cable are usually very pricey.