So today, one of the junior helpdesk guys asked me if it was possible to go from a single SAS3 port and cable it to two different SAS2 expanders.
His situation is that he snagged a cheap 4i SAS3 board off ebay and already has two SAS2 12i expanders (1x in 2x out on each card). He only has spinners, no SSD's and certainly nothing that will take the full bandwidth of the sas3 port. I'm guessing he wants to split the bandwidth over the two expanders.
My immediate reaction was "no" because I don't know of any breakout cables to do what he wants, and that he should sell his 4i SAS3 card and get a 8i one. I thought I'd double check though.
His situation is that he snagged a cheap 4i SAS3 board off ebay and already has two SAS2 12i expanders (1x in 2x out on each card). He only has spinners, no SSD's and certainly nothing that will take the full bandwidth of the sas3 port. I'm guessing he wants to split the bandwidth over the two expanders.
My immediate reaction was "no" because I don't know of any breakout cables to do what he wants, and that he should sell his 4i SAS3 card and get a 8i one. I thought I'd double check though.