Not that I know of, looking for 2 myself
Tell you what; I'll test one of these out asap.
I need to get some PC4 ECC in the R730xd to be able to start using it ...
PS, I DO wish they offered ways (for each 'third' of 1u and 2u systems) to be either:
• NVMe (lanes withstanding)
• SFF 2.5" SAS / SATA
• LFF 3.5" SAS / SATA ...
Instead of being obliged to have a homogeneous Form Factor of all SFF or LFF ...
Anyway, what machine are you going to be using it with ..?
I also want a device for my NVMe drives ... of which, there are few options.
- Icy Dock 4x SFF (U.2 / NVMe) in a 2x height 5.25" bay (see pic)
- MB699VP-B (internal obviously)
- HighPoint SSD6540 (ext. 4-bay U.2 enclosure) ... (even more ridiculously priced) but includes:
- (1) SSD6540 - 4 dev U.2 enclosure. (Uniquely (to my knowledge) provides an external U.2 enclosure).
- (1) SSD7144 - 4 dev U.2 controller. PCIe 3.0 x16 (external) "RAID controller" (though per email they said it's also an HBA)
- (4) RocketStor Tray-T -- $25ea U.2 trays (per HighPoint's "bargain" pricing).
- (4) device U.2 cable (2m) included. : $120 (2m) vs $90 (1m) cables, respectively).
- HighPoint's standalone 2-meter cable price: $120, PN: 8644-8644-220 (Listed on HighPoint.com as Available)
- HighPoint's standalone 1-meter cable price: $ 90, PN: 8644-8644-210 (Listed on HighPoint.com as 'Out of Stock')
HighPoint MSRP for SSD6540
package : $1,000
(which is kinda absurd for an HBA + an ext 4-bay enclosure if you ask me) and on eBay,
The Icy Dock is a lot less money, but it's even worse value in some regards as it's a fan and enclosure for $250 (on eBay right now).
I mean, again, the alternative is just having the drives laying around with a reg. fan blowing on them.
An eBay listing for a HighPoint SSD6540 ... is $500 (assuming it even includes the HBA)
But it's not like it's a Disk Shelf with a controller or something, it's just a "dumb" enclosure w fans and a power switch.
It's little more than something that 'holds' drives with fans + and power switch at (MSRP) $1,000 and "a bargain" at $500 ??
And who knows if they're even including an HBA with that one. The $800 one however looks new so SHOULD be inclusive...
As such, it should include the SSD7144 "RAID controller" (though I think it has an HBA mode) & the SFF cables.
It'd be nice to find either for a tolerable price that doesn't insult one's sense of value ...
BUT, I'd still need another HBA (for external NVMe devices, if I work a deal on the HighPoint unit...
But then I'd need an external Supermicro HBA also, of which, I think this is probably closest to the ReTimer card:
Supermicro AOC-SLG3-4X4P Low Profile JBOF Gen-3 external NVMe Host Bus Adapter