I've a feeling this isn't a working config but hopefully someone with a bit more experience can provide a conclusive answer here.
We're in the middle of building out a new Hyperconverged cluster and the plan is to use NVMe drives where possible. We can't seem to find any 2U Chassis through our UK suppliers that directly support U.2 drives however, my understanding is the U.2 connection on the drive is backwards compatible with a SAS/SATA connector.
If this is the case, is using a standard 2U Server case with generic SAS connections on the backplane (Mini-SAS HD Out) with one of these 9440-8i Tri-Mode HBA's possible?
Alternatively if anyone knows where we can get hold of a 2U chassis that supports the intel 2.5" DC P3500 drives please let me know.
We're in the middle of building out a new Hyperconverged cluster and the plan is to use NVMe drives where possible. We can't seem to find any 2U Chassis through our UK suppliers that directly support U.2 drives however, my understanding is the U.2 connection on the drive is backwards compatible with a SAS/SATA connector.
If this is the case, is using a standard 2U Server case with generic SAS connections on the backplane (Mini-SAS HD Out) with one of these 9440-8i Tri-Mode HBA's possible?
Alternatively if anyone knows where we can get hold of a 2U chassis that supports the intel 2.5" DC P3500 drives please let me know.