Home server:
ASRock H97M Pro4 motherboard
IBM ServeRAID M5014 RAID card with LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i 12.15.0-0189 firmware and BBU
4 x 3TB WD Red hard drives in RAID 1+0
2 x 512GB Crucial MX100 SSDs in RAID 1
VMware ESXi 6.7u3
In anticipation of a clean install of ESXi 7, I've picked up another two 3TB WD Reds to expand the RAID 1+0 array, and two 1TB Samsung 860 QVOs to replace the Crucials in the RAID 1 array.
I've read that due to VMKlinux drivers no longer being supported, the M5014 won't work in ESXi 7. What are my options for a cheapish 8-port RAID card with a decent cache and battery backup unit? I'm happy to go the OEM firmware flash route again if necessary.
ASRock H97M Pro4 motherboard
IBM ServeRAID M5014 RAID card with LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i 12.15.0-0189 firmware and BBU
4 x 3TB WD Red hard drives in RAID 1+0
2 x 512GB Crucial MX100 SSDs in RAID 1
VMware ESXi 6.7u3
In anticipation of a clean install of ESXi 7, I've picked up another two 3TB WD Reds to expand the RAID 1+0 array, and two 1TB Samsung 860 QVOs to replace the Crucials in the RAID 1 array.
I've read that due to VMKlinux drivers no longer being supported, the M5014 won't work in ESXi 7. What are my options for a cheapish 8-port RAID card with a decent cache and battery backup unit? I'm happy to go the OEM firmware flash route again if necessary.