Hello,
I'm trying to find a RAID Controller to use with my current home server. Goal is to have a single, fast storage with redundancy. I really don't know what specs, what controllers, etc to look for so I need some help here. First, that's my system:
AsRock Rack X470D4U2-2T
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
64GB DDR4-ECC (some Kingston with Micron E chips)
For storage, I purchased one NVMe SSD and combined it with some "leftovers". Therefore, I got:
- WD Blue SN550 1TB
- Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
- Samsung 750 Evo 500GB
Due to limitations with my mainboard, that NVMe can only use 2 lanes, so it's limited to around 1750 MB/s (that speed is fine tho, not looking to max out that). I already purchased some SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB drives to put into that planned array.
A controller with 4i would be okay, but I think I want 8i with SATA 6Gb/s support to not limit the SSDs here. What controllers are suitable for me?
Botlike
// EDIT:
Yes, I'm fine with used hardware.
I did some more research and found the "Lenovo 530-8i" as a default recommandation. Does it work in non-Lenovo systems?
I remember buying a Dell Perc H200 (or something) which refused to be recognized. I needed to isolate 2 pins on the PCIe-slot to make it work. I then flashed it to HBA because that's what I intended to do anyways. After flashing, I didn't need to isolate those 2 pins anymore. How about the Lenovo card tho?
I'm trying to find a RAID Controller to use with my current home server. Goal is to have a single, fast storage with redundancy. I really don't know what specs, what controllers, etc to look for so I need some help here. First, that's my system:
AsRock Rack X470D4U2-2T
AMD Ryzen 7 1700
64GB DDR4-ECC (some Kingston with Micron E chips)
For storage, I purchased one NVMe SSD and combined it with some "leftovers". Therefore, I got:
- WD Blue SN550 1TB
- Samsung 840 Evo 120GB
- Samsung 750 Evo 500GB
Due to limitations with my mainboard, that NVMe can only use 2 lanes, so it's limited to around 1750 MB/s (that speed is fine tho, not looking to max out that). I already purchased some SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB drives to put into that planned array.
A controller with 4i would be okay, but I think I want 8i with SATA 6Gb/s support to not limit the SSDs here. What controllers are suitable for me?
Botlike
// EDIT:
Yes, I'm fine with used hardware.
I did some more research and found the "Lenovo 530-8i" as a default recommandation. Does it work in non-Lenovo systems?
I remember buying a Dell Perc H200 (or something) which refused to be recognized. I needed to isolate 2 pins on the PCIe-slot to make it work. I then flashed it to HBA because that's what I intended to do anyways. After flashing, I didn't need to isolate those 2 pins anymore. How about the Lenovo card tho?
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