Hey folks. New user but longtime home server admin. I'm running a small mini-ITX NAS using a U-NAS NSC-800 chassis. It's very cramped with very little room, and being ITX, only one PCIe slot.
I've only used SATA disks in the past, but I got an extremely good deal on some large SAS disks, so I'm converting my setup to use SAS. I've checked and the backplane in the chassis supports it, so I need an HBA. I need 8 internal ports as I'm intending to use 6 disks. My NAS runs Debian Linux and will be running a ZFS RAID-Z2.
Also, I'm using tape for backups. I bought a very cheap Dell PowerVault 114X with an LTO-5 drive in it and a 6Gb SAS interface. It would make a lot of sense to have the ability to plug the tape drive directly into the NAS, as it would mean I could back up directly from the disks instead of crossing my LAN to another server.
However, I'm not finding a lot in that market sector. It's either LSI cards with 4 internal, 4 external, or much older cards that are only SAS-1 compatible. Can anyone help me fulfill these requirements please:
I've only used SATA disks in the past, but I got an extremely good deal on some large SAS disks, so I'm converting my setup to use SAS. I've checked and the backplane in the chassis supports it, so I need an HBA. I need 8 internal ports as I'm intending to use 6 disks. My NAS runs Debian Linux and will be running a ZFS RAID-Z2.
Also, I'm using tape for backups. I bought a very cheap Dell PowerVault 114X with an LTO-5 drive in it and a 6Gb SAS interface. It would make a lot of sense to have the ability to plug the tape drive directly into the NAS, as it would mean I could back up directly from the disks instead of crossing my LAN to another server.
However, I'm not finding a lot in that market sector. It's either LSI cards with 4 internal, 4 external, or much older cards that are only SAS-1 compatible. Can anyone help me fulfill these requirements please:
- SAS-2 PCIe card
- Support at least 8 internal drives.
- Support at least one external connector for a tape drive
- JBOD, no RAID
- At least 6Gb, optionally 12Gb (drives will support it, but not hugely important)
- Ideally SFF-8087 internal connectors
- Ideally SFF-8088 external connector
- No longer than a 3ware 9650SE card (won't fit in the chassis otherwise)
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