On 10/25/2012 05:59 AM, Jerry Kemp wrote: > I have just acquired a new JBOD box that will be used as a media > center/storage for home use only on my x86/x64 box running OpenIndiana > b151a7 currently. > > Its strictly a JBOD, no hw raid options, with an eSATA port to each drive. > > I am looking for suggestions for an HBA card with at least (2), but (4) > external eSATA ports would be nice. I know enough to stay away from the > port expander things. > > I do not need the HBA to support any internal drives. > > In reviewing the archives/past post, it seems that LSI is the way to go. > I would like to spend USD $200 - $300, but would spend more if > necessary for a good, trouble free HBA. I made this comment as I went > to look at some of the LSI cards previously mentioned, and found they > were priced $500 - $600 and up. > > TIA for any pointers,
Look for Dell's "6Gbps SAS HBA" cards. They can be had new for <$100 and are essentially rebranded LSI 9200-8e cards. Always try to look for OEM cards with LSI, because buying directly from them is incredibly expensive. Cheers, -- Saso _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
