I am looking for a RAID card for ESXi 7.x. What are people's favorites?
There are the usual LSI options, but the Adaptec seems good too for pricing. Prefer in-box drivers.
I could theoretically get away with just RAID1 / 10 because I will be using it with eSSDs.
Tri-mode would be nice to be able to use with NVMe, but probably won't find one >$500....
Mostly I am fearful of getting counterfeits, so wondering what kind of luck ppl have had and if there are any good tricks to avoid issues and still get a decent price.
Also, side questions:
- If I am only doing all-flash and RAID1 do I need bother with BBU/FBWC?
- If you are all-flash, and performance isn't #1 concern, is R5/6 usable, or still too big of a write penalty?
Thanks
-JCL
There are the usual LSI options, but the Adaptec seems good too for pricing. Prefer in-box drivers.
I could theoretically get away with just RAID1 / 10 because I will be using it with eSSDs.
Tri-mode would be nice to be able to use with NVMe, but probably won't find one >$500....
Mostly I am fearful of getting counterfeits, so wondering what kind of luck ppl have had and if there are any good tricks to avoid issues and still get a decent price.
Also, side questions:
- If I am only doing all-flash and RAID1 do I need bother with BBU/FBWC?
- If you are all-flash, and performance isn't #1 concern, is R5/6 usable, or still too big of a write penalty?
Thanks
-JCL