I think i misunderstood what you guys said about jbod (my fault for reading quickly), i talked about the jbod feature, not a hardware piece. My disks are sitting in my desktop, if i buy an external storage for the disks i might as well build a nas, which is what i do not want, i'm looking for internal connection not external.
was crawlking lsi and highpoint cards, cards between 200 to 300+$$, not really what i call cheaper stuff that's aimed at Winblows users ;) 2016-02-02 22:18 GMT+01:00 Rick Stevens <ri...@alldigital.com>: > On 02/02/2016 11:51 AM, thibaut noah wrote: > >> @roberto : would love to but i can't. I have only 3 sata ports available >> on my motherboard, otherwise i would be running zfs already. :/ >> I don't have any choice here, either i buy a compatible raid card or a >> hba card (or buying an expensive nas lol) >> >> @gordon : The number of atx motherboard dedicated to gamers with ecc >> compatibility is close to none. >> Since i am no exception (no ecc support) i will not change my >> motherboard for this, never had an issue and i had 3+ To of datas for >> almost 5years, would be pointless to change my motherboard now anyway >> since i'm waiting for kubylake. >> The basic consumer just follow the trend, if constructors don't feel >> like we need it they won't put us fancy features. >> >> I'll look at your links thanks. Already did look for specific chipset >> that are good with zfs but almost every list is too old, seems that >> every time a brand is building something that works they don't change it >> for like 10years or something. >> >> Ah ! That's how you call it in english, didn't know, well that's what >> i'm looking for, already have the mini-sas to sata cable. >> I'm talking about passing your disks as jbod with an hba card, since you >> will not rely on some hardware card ram and processor my logic (and some >> tests i found online) tells me it will be faster. >> >> @rick : was looking for hba already but everytime i find a good card i >> have to mail the tech support of the constructor to check if it will run >> with my kernel, such a pain... >> > > If you stick with one of the "major players" (e.g. Dell, HP, IBM, > Adaptec, Emulex) and you're willing to pay a bit more, you'll probably > be just fine. Example: > > > http://accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=342-0910 > > 6Gbps dual-port SAS2 HBA, about $200 US, and I can pretty much guarantee > it'll work with your kernel. Couple that to a JBOD and some drives and > you're good to go. > > If you stick with the cheaper stuff that's aimed at Winblows users, > you'll have a much harder time. While you may not think of it this way, > you're encroaching on "SOHO" (small home and office) territory, at least > as far as the manufacturers are concerned, and that's sorta where you > have to look. > > I'd suggest spending your money on a decent HBA, and prowl eBay for > a JBOD (there's lots out there and on the used market, they're rather > cheap). The JBOD itself isn't a big deal--as long as it's compatible > with your HBA. The drives you use IN the JBOD are important. > > Just my $0.02. It's your data, you know how secure you need it and what > you can spend. > > 2016-02-02 19:18 GMT+01:00 Rick Stevens <ri...@alldigital.com >> <mailto:ri...@alldigital.com>>: >> >> On 02/02/2016 10:04 AM, Gordon Messmer wrote: >> >> On 02/02/2016 08:43 AM, thibaut noah wrote: >> >> >> <snip> >> >> >> I think I'm talking about the cases you mentioned in an earlier >> email. A >> lot of HBAs have a single cable connection, such as a mini-SAS >> connection, that connects to a board (a backplane) that sits at >> the back >> of the drive bays, on which the power and data connections for the >> drives are mounted. >> >> >> Otherwise known as a JBOD ("just a bunch of disks"). There are tons of >> JBODs out there. Google search for "JBOD" or "storage arrays". 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