Hi All,
This is my first post
I bought recently a HP MicroServer N40L and I am looking for a low profile eight internal 6 gb/s SATA ports controller to setup a SAN using Solaris 11, ZFS, iSCSI. The purpose of the SAN is to provide a shared storage for ESXi VMs and to backup personal data. The candidates I have in mind are actually:
1) IBM M1015
2) LSI 9211-8i
The M1015 seems cheaper (in ebay) than the 9211-8i. Is there a difference in terms of performance, though?
Will these HBAs fit without problems in the HP MicroServer? If so, in the case of the M1015, will I need a 90 degree minisas cable for the ports or a normal one would do the job?
Any other recommendations are welcome
Thanks.
This is my first post
I bought recently a HP MicroServer N40L and I am looking for a low profile eight internal 6 gb/s SATA ports controller to setup a SAN using Solaris 11, ZFS, iSCSI. The purpose of the SAN is to provide a shared storage for ESXi VMs and to backup personal data. The candidates I have in mind are actually:
1) IBM M1015
2) LSI 9211-8i
The M1015 seems cheaper (in ebay) than the 9211-8i. Is there a difference in terms of performance, though?
Will these HBAs fit without problems in the HP MicroServer? If so, in the case of the M1015, will I need a 90 degree minisas cable for the ports or a normal one would do the job?
Any other recommendations are welcome
Thanks.