basti wrote: > Hello, > we have a old FSC TX150 S7 Server and need more disk space. > So we want to by a https://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=153. > The diskspace is used as fileserver / simple HDD no SSD and the network > connection is 1Gbit round about 100mb/s. > So I think sata 3.0 is just more speed then needed. > I want to use it as software raid. > > So far so good. > > The LSI 1068e (aka FSC D2607-A11) is offical supported by FSC but not in > IT-mode (JBOD).
Ignore what FSC says. If it's "old", it's not being supported anyway. > So I'am not sure if I use the LSI 1068e and flash a unoffical firmware > (the original LSI one) or to use a simple SATA extension card. > > Can someone recommend a SATA extension card for server usage? > What's about performence? > I'am not sure if a SATA extension card for lets say 50??? can have the > same read/write speed as a LSI HBA card in JBOD / software raid mode? I would buy an LSI 2008-4i or -8i, flash it into IT mode, and use mdadm or ZFS depending on which I felt more comfortable with. An Avago 9211-8i (2008) is $55 here in the US. If money were very tight, I would buy any AHCI SATA3 card and use that. -dsr-
