August 15, 20214 yr I recently bought an r710 that doesn't have a raid controller. (The seller tells me it didn't come with one) I was doing some reading on which raid controller to buy that supports JBOD. Unfortunately it looks like the PERC raid controllers don't expose JBOD to the host system. I was wondering if there was some sort of controller that could support high capacity drives that also supports JBOD and works with the r710 out there.
August 15, 20214 yr It should work with any of the recommended LSI HBAs, as long as used in a standard PCIe slot.
August 15, 20214 yr Recommended controllers for Unraid are listed here. Many thanks to JorgeB for this list.
August 15, 20214 yr Author 5 hours ago, peterg23 said: Recommended controllers for Unraid are listed here. Many thanks to JorgeB for this list. I'm unfamiliar with server hardware in general but most of the controllers from that list have sata ports on the card itself. I need one that'll be compatible with my sas backplane for my r710. Should any sas compatible raid controller work?
August 15, 20214 yr This eBay store has HBA-IT-mode-controllers that work with Unraid. https://www.ebay.com/str/theartofserver/HBA-IT-mode-controllers/_i.html?_storecat=23844485012
August 16, 20214 yr 15 hours ago, brandonpi265 said: I need one that'll be compatible with my sas backplane for my r710 23 hours ago, JorgeB said: any of the recommended LSI HBAs
August 17, 20214 yr Hi Brandon. I found these videos helpful. Comparing HBA IT mode SAS controllers | 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeFJtjVvGyc&t=3s Comparing HBA IT mode SAS controllers | 2020 Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTbKzQZk21w How to select SAS cables | 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW419HwU7sg Edited August 17, 20214 yr by peterg23
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