WTB: 1068e SAS HBA mezzanine card for Dell C6100
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If you can't find one for a price you like, another option is to use a PCIe card like the IBM M1015 plus a breakout cable. Those cards are still fairly cheap, are much faster than the 1068e mezzanine cards, and don't require special mounting brackets can be very tricky to locate.I have a C6100 with 24x2.5" drive bays. Problem is, I have a bunch of SAS drives lying around but no SATA drives. Therefore, I need a 1068e mezz card with bracket, cables, etc for CHEAP. If it's too much $$ I might as well just go on eBay and make offers on cheap SATA drives.
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Also, there are three good reasons to go with a SAS mezzanine or PCIe card:
1) The ability to use SAS drives
2) The ability to use 6G SATA SSD drives (though the 1068E card is 3G only)
3) Overcoming the ~700MB/s total throughput limitation on the c6100 motherboard ports.
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Got it.
If you end up getting a SAS card, go for the LSISAS2008 version if you can afford it - much faster, better compatibility (e.g. with expanders), works with 3TB and 4TB drives.
If you end up getting a SAS card, go for the LSISAS2008 version if you can afford it - much faster, better compatibility (e.g. with expanders), works with 3TB and 4TB drives.
dba I forgot to mention, the PCI-E slot is in use (by an external SAS HBA connected to a JBOD expander)
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Try $70.