LSI 9202-16e - seller dropped price from $400 to $200

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dba

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Certainly true that they talk about both brackets, but nobody that i spoke with at LSI support, LSI sales, or the LSI distributor could find a part number for the standard profile bracket. If they release the 9206-16e to the public then the brackets will almost certainly start being available. Until then, if anyone finds a part number for the standard profile bracket, please post it on STH.


LSI 9202 mentions full and low profile brackets
http://www.lsi.com/products/storagecomponents/Pages/LSISAS9202-16e.aspx#two

I take it LSI ship these out to IBM in either bracket format on request
 

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I'm thinking the best solution might be an Internal bracket with the vent holes, this should be easiest to cut a hole into.
I may need to sacrifice my IBM M5016 bracket
 

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The vent holes do make it much easier to cut or file a straight line. I started with a 9200-8e bracket and spent around ten minutes filing per bracket. It's rather low-tech work but the result do look very good.

I'm thinking the best solution might be an Internal bracket with the vent holes, this should be easiest to cut a hole into.
I may need to sacrifice my IBM M5016 bracket
 

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FYI, LSI oems their PCI brackets from Purcell. So theres a chance theres a corresponding Purcell blank in their database for the SFF-8844 opening, but you'd have to find it. http://www.cbttechnology.com/products/Purcell/PCI/purcell-blanks-database.php

Keep in mind they're a wholesaler and generally don't deal with end users and one-off quantities. I dealt with them before for an order of 100 full height brackets to outfit a gaggle of bracketless M1015's, and I got lucky they dealt in a quantity that low - did me a favor and sold them as factory samples, plus cost of shipping from H.K.

Short of finding the Purcell equivalent (a custom-run isn't worth the cost) and managing some kind of group buy then probably the vented bracket getting hit with a file or dremel tool - or yes, high powered military grade laser - is the most cost efficient.
 

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The 9202 is a host bus adapter with external ports. Those ports usually connect to an external disk chassis via SAS cables. Take a look at:

http://www.servethehome.com/external-sassata-disk-chassis-wiring-part-1/
and
http://www.servethehome.com/external-sas-sata-disk-chassis-wiring-part-2/

Any time the articles mention "PCIe RAID or HBA Card", you substitute "LSI 9202-16e" instead.

this takes input from another sas card right? anyone care to share their setups using this? diagram?
 

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Managed to get it shipped to my Jetcarrier.com address, so now I only have to pay 175NOK for shipping, and not 600NOK, so now it's on the way :D