X10SDV RAID Card Advice

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Hi Guys,

I dont know a lot about RAID cards so I am after some advice and recommendations.

I have recently build a new server to use as my lab comprising of the Supermicro x10sdv-8c, two 8TB HDD's and I plan on buying a couple of SSD's for my VM's. I would like to be able to have:

1. a mirror for my 8TB disks
2. spare ports to create a RAID5 but ideally RAID6 for my SSD array

I am seeking advice on a suitable RAID card that will have:

• 8 ports
• sufficient bandwidth for my drives
• be able to monitor the helath of the arrays in vSphere
• perhaps safety mechanism such as a BBU however this probably isn't critical

No real budget but looking to balance money VS value proposition of the card

Thanks for the guidance,

Adam

 

[Patrick]

Anything SSD these days I tend to look for 12gbps SAS3 cards. The SAS2 generations from different vendors you can coke with SSDs.

I also might suggest thinking about RAID 10 for the SSD array.