5 hours ago, JorgeB said:

Yes, with one NVMe device each. 

I just found out that my board does not support bifurcation. So I will have to use a pair of sata SSDs for the time being.

Hello ,

 

SAS Controller LSI 9201-8i need to be flashed?

This one below,

https://www.ebay.de/itm/142729911794?itmmeta=01HQH8MKT42V0F01R50A0GK5K6&hash=item213b5d9df2:g:kC4AAOSw7p1asoVd&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8O8QD8Yu6zPGrCwWfW5o0fuy7AQqclbF1WyzDOD0hU81fHKIUsdspHjx7jF2jxmOyZIBlQbhBHiYlU%2BUs3MeO5IKuDIcMJbNfbwA7jL2nlgypgdasTvvhyOacrJC%2FkBRItb9Or5P4K2UsB8zADGloOxmPGi56O8TrTcARftlf1wGa14HVXh1H1ZI9frPZHOt1Ov5LrASMKSEtMX%2BDr9%2B33qGFYJfvfXLfEtacR2Q5U5FzIawfmXYXxhuxgIgV87jTaPkj2ahDBJJbDeVAorVdOabWXXB9%2FPZYIXDZi%2BC1%2BnT0CY%2FkqBQMwVONBICB%2BH9Zg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5a90qi8Yw

7 hours ago, galego100 said:

Hello ,

 

SAS Controller LSI 9201-8i need to be flashed?

This one below,

https://www.ebay.de/itm/142729911794?itmmeta=01HQH8MKT42V0F01R50A0GK5K6&hash=item213b5d9df2:g:kC4AAOSw7p1asoVd&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8O8QD8Yu6zPGrCwWfW5o0fuy7AQqclbF1WyzDOD0hU81fHKIUsdspHjx7jF2jxmOyZIBlQbhBHiYlU%2BUs3MeO5IKuDIcMJbNfbwA7jL2nlgypgdasTvvhyOacrJC%2FkBRItb9Or5P4K2UsB8zADGloOxmPGi56O8TrTcARftlf1wGa14HVXh1H1ZI9frPZHOt1Ov5LrASMKSEtMX%2BDr9%2B33qGFYJfvfXLfEtacR2Q5U5FzIawfmXYXxhuxgIgV87jTaPkj2ahDBJJbDeVAorVdOabWXXB9%2FPZYIXDZi%2BC1%2BnT0CY%2FkqBQMwVONBICB%2BH9Zg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR5a90qi8Yw

It is advertised as IT-Mode so probably already done.

Hello is it possible to use this kontroller LSI SAS 9300-16i???
I'm lost in this so I'm hoping someone knowledgeable can advise. 

Thank you very much.

 

48 minutes ago, Aeloth said:

Hello is it possible to use this kontroller LSI SAS 9300-16i???

That looks way too cheap for a 9300-16i, but if it's real and genuine, it's a good option.

4 hours ago, Aeloth said:

Hello is it possible to use this kontroller LSI SAS 9300-16i???
I'm lost in this so I'm hoping someone knowledgeable can advise. 

Thank you very much.

 

It looks like the controller card in the description, but if you put it into your cart, the image changes to a break out cable. So, maybe a surprise in what they are actually going to be sending.

The link has 2 different items for sale, the one preselected is the breakout. If you select the other item, the card, it is $55.05

5 minutes ago, trurl said:

The link has 2 different items for sale, the one preselected is the breakout. If you select the other item, the card, it is $55.05

Yep, you are correct.

 

On 2/26/2024 at 7:13 AM, ChatNoir said:

It is advertised as IT-Mode so probably already done.

Thank you, 

 

Is there any known issues with Broadcom 9300-16i SATA ?

 

Broadcom LSI 9300-16i 16-Port 12Gb/s SAS/SATA HBA ZFS TrueNAS UnRAID IT Mode | eBay

This is a interesting thread. I've got an issue with my server not getting to a low C State, reading up things the likely culprit is the LS 9207-8i HBA i'm using. Looking to replace with a recommened 6 Ports 4X PCIe Asmedia ASM1166 card like THIS.

 

However, i've stumbled across an 8 Port 3.0 SFF8087 on Aliexpress and wondering if any has tried it? Would be a like for like repalcement for my current HBA, which is appealing, but concerned about speeds and quite hard to find any info. It seems to be running a ASMedia1166 chip, but with 8 drive support, presuming some must be via a multiplier.

 

I found THIS blog post covering a similar looking card, scroll down a bit to the info under 'the following section was added in March 2023'.

 

TL;DR: Ports 6, 7, and 8 are connected to the ASM1093 port multiplier, which is connected to port 6 of the ASM1166.

 

Any way, thoughts on disk speeds on the split ports? Any one used one or similar?

 

10 hours ago, 1471 said:

but with 8 drive support, presuming some must be via a multiplier.

It must be, so not recommended, it's not only a performance issue, these multipliers have a tendency to cause timeouts and drop disks, though in some rare cases they can work mostly OK, except for the bad performance.

 

 

Thanks JorgeB, yea makes sense, appreciate the reply.

Hello!

I'm not sure if this is the right place but it seems like a good place to start with...I'm having a bit of an issue getting my expansion card to show up, much less load up a disk into UnRaid as an option. I bought the FS-S6-Pro control card (on a recommendation from elsewhere in the forum) with an ASRock Z690 Pro RS. I'd appreciate some assistance...and if this isn't the right place for such questions, directions to a better area would be appreciated.

10 hours ago, John-S said:

directions to a better area would be appreciated.

Please create a new thread in the general support forum and add the diagnostics. 

Hello , today i receive the Broadcom 9300-16i SATA / SAS HBA Controller IT-Mode 12Gb PCIe x8 LSI , with IT mode for Unraid accordingly to seller from ebay.

Now i have doubt regarding power, the board is just powered by the PCI slot ? Or i have to connect 6 pin cable to power it?

 

My motherboard is a Gigabyte Z390 UD. 

 

On the attached image, i guess it´s a power socket? 

 

Edited March 13, 20242 yr by galego100

45 minutes ago, galego100 said:

the board is just powered by the PCI slot ?

PCIe slot should be enough, they are usually good for 75w

Thanks  . have the slot of GPU free, is a better option than the other 2?

 

 

36 minutes ago, galego100 said:

have the slot of GPU free, is a better option than the other 2?

Probably, that one will be a CPU slot for sure, not sure about the middle one, you can check the board manual, or post the model.

To work out bandwidth you must look deep within at how you plan to run it.

 

i.e - '1x minisas --> 4x sata cables' or '1x minisas to 1x minisas' into a backplane that has 12x drives?

 

What's the most number of drives to be connected & are they spinners or sata ssds?

 

i.e  - Max read speed in MB of each drive X the number of drives =  your maximum needed bandwidth. Then you see what is practical i.e if you want to keep a graphics card you wouldn't use that slot etc.

 

Enjoy the new toy.

Edited March 13, 20242 yr by dopeytree

Thanks . I will not use a graphics cards, so i will use the GPU PCI slot . My disks are 8 mechanicals 3.5 . 

Found this thread from another where I wanted to purchase a 9300 LSI controller to replace this.   Is this considered a bad controller because it has 10 ports?  I got 2 years ago but still using it and don't have problems, but I need better speed.    I don't think this is Marvel Controller Chipset - Jorge, what do you think of this?  

 

55 minutes ago, GeorgeJetson20 said:

 Is this considered a bad controller because it has 10 ports?

No, it's a bad controller because it uses a 5 port controller with a multiplier.

Can you recommend one that has a several ports on it that I can purchase on Amazon.   Like I said, I really was interested in the LSI 9300 and came super close to ordering it but when I started reading how hot it got and you need to mount a fan, etc, I decided against it because of the chance of ruining the motherboard or other heat related issues.  I have good cooling in the system where the CPU is 32 and the drives temps are 34 to 43 but I just don't want to chance it.  If you or anyone can recommend a controller that will give me 8 or more connections (I have 12 total drives including 10 SATA and 2 SSD).  

 

 

I have a question about the ASMedia chipset ASM1061 for PCIe 2.0 x1 to dual SATA at 500 MB/s each, which is perfect for SATA SSDs at (almost) full speed:

https://www.asmedia.com.tw/product/77BYq58SX3HyepH7/58dYQ8bxZ4UR9wG5

It has been mentioned a couple of times in this thread, and several controllers using the ASM1061 seem to be on the recommended list, but at least one user also wrote that at least this one older PCIe-2.0-based chipset doesn't play quite so well with regard to power efficiency, ASPM, C-states etc. compared to the newer PCIe-3.0-based ASMedia chipsets, i.e. the ASM1164, ASM1166 & ASM1064, which according to the specs support L0s/L1/L23/L3 power saving states and L1 substate deep power saving mode on the PCIe side, plus Partial/Slumber and Device Sleep power management on the SATA side.

So does anyone know for sure if the ASM1061, which doesn't even support SATA Partial/Slumber power management states like its bigger brother ASM1062, should be avoided if one were to build a NAS/server that is to be as power efficient as possible?

I'm asking because I stumbled on a yet-to-be-released ATX board, the ASRock Rack W680 WS:

https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=W680%20WS#Specifications

It has a total of 14 SATA ports, whereas 6 of those beyond the usual 8 are provided using 3 ASM1061 chipsets. (Maybe a bit too big of a board for my taste, but that's when I remembered about the ASM1061.)

tia

newbie question, were is the limit of ports before the card needs to be multiplier?
Probably 6?