Hi everyone,
I'm about to pull the trigger on a cheap eBay 2U Supermicro server, to be used to run esxi passing through the disk controller to Open Indiana/ZFS VM.
I'd prefer an M1015 as it seems to be known to work in this configuration, but I've read it's a tight fit in a 2U chassis. With the appropriate cables, is it OK? And for this machine what cables would those be?
If not, what other choices for a suitable HBA are there?
eBay machine of interest is:
Supermicro 2U Server X8DTN 2X Xeon L5520 2 26GHz Quad Core 24GB Add Your HD | eBay
Thanks for the advice!
I'm about to pull the trigger on a cheap eBay 2U Supermicro server, to be used to run esxi passing through the disk controller to Open Indiana/ZFS VM.
I'd prefer an M1015 as it seems to be known to work in this configuration, but I've read it's a tight fit in a 2U chassis. With the appropriate cables, is it OK? And for this machine what cables would those be?
If not, what other choices for a suitable HBA are there?
eBay machine of interest is:
Supermicro 2U Server X8DTN 2X Xeon L5520 2 26GHz Quad Core 24GB Add Your HD | eBay
Thanks for the advice!