Just bought a Dell PERC H310 (rebranded LSI 2008 chipset) which can be converted to a LSI 9211-8i.
Made an offer for $44 + $6.50 shipping came to $50.50. Might've been able to go lower.
Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller PERC H310 HV52W 8 Port 6GB s SAS SATA PCI Adapter | eBay
Buy three of these for $150 total and run an entire 24 disk enclosure with 1:1 port mapping.
(Cheaper that I was able to find the LSI 9207-8i)
Less than a day until the auction is over. 25 sold / more than 10 left.
Firmware flashing instructions: How-to Flash Dell Perc H310 with IT Firmware To Change Queue Depth from 25 to 600 - ESX Virtualization
This firmware should be able to get the queue depth up from 25 to 600.
Link to discussion: Disk Controller features and Queue Depth?
More tests and discussion: LSI 2008 Dell H310 VSAN rebuild performance concerns - Virtual Ramblings
Edit: LSI crossflashing instructions for P17 firmware (can probably go to P19) SAS HBA crossflashing or flashing to IT mode, Dell Perc H200 and H310 | techmattr (be sure to read through the comments/discussion as there are extra steps to be taken in converting the H310 to a generic LSI firmware)
Made an offer for $44 + $6.50 shipping came to $50.50. Might've been able to go lower.
Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller PERC H310 HV52W 8 Port 6GB s SAS SATA PCI Adapter | eBay
Buy three of these for $150 total and run an entire 24 disk enclosure with 1:1 port mapping.
(Cheaper that I was able to find the LSI 9207-8i)
Less than a day until the auction is over. 25 sold / more than 10 left.
Firmware flashing instructions: How-to Flash Dell Perc H310 with IT Firmware To Change Queue Depth from 25 to 600 - ESX Virtualization
This firmware should be able to get the queue depth up from 25 to 600.
Link to discussion: Disk Controller features and Queue Depth?
More tests and discussion: LSI 2008 Dell H310 VSAN rebuild performance concerns - Virtual Ramblings
Edit: LSI crossflashing instructions for P17 firmware (can probably go to P19) SAS HBA crossflashing or flashing to IT mode, Dell Perc H200 and H310 | techmattr (be sure to read through the comments/discussion as there are extra steps to be taken in converting the H310 to a generic LSI firmware)
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