I have an older dual E5405 server with an internal 9211-8i that is running out of storage space. It runs FreeNAS (I'll probably move FreeNAS to a VM and pass-through the 9211-8i at some point).
I'm torn between a Supermicro JBOD with an external HBA card or a Supermicro CSE-846 with 2 x E5-2600v3...but I don't think there's much to gain going to the E5's.
Am I missing something or is this the card (LSI SAS9200-16e 16-Port External HBA Full-Height PCIe P20 IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS 4052777238366 | eBay) what I would need to connect 24 x JBOD? - 2U Supermicro 12 Bay LFF JBOD Storage CSE-826E26-RJBOD1 SAS2 Dual Expander Rail | eBay
Would I need 2 x external HBA cards since the HBA card I linked is only 16 ports?
I noticed the External HBA cards are alot cheaper then the internal ones...is there a reason?
I'm torn between a Supermicro JBOD with an external HBA card or a Supermicro CSE-846 with 2 x E5-2600v3...but I don't think there's much to gain going to the E5's.
Am I missing something or is this the card (LSI SAS9200-16e 16-Port External HBA Full-Height PCIe P20 IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS 4052777238366 | eBay) what I would need to connect 24 x JBOD? - 2U Supermicro 12 Bay LFF JBOD Storage CSE-826E26-RJBOD1 SAS2 Dual Expander Rail | eBay
Would I need 2 x external HBA cards since the HBA card I linked is only 16 ports?
I noticed the External HBA cards are alot cheaper then the internal ones...is there a reason?
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