brandonpi265 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 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. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 It should work with any of the recommended LSI HBAs, as long as used in a standard PCIe slot. Quote Link to comment
peterg23 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Recommended controllers for Unraid are listed here. Many thanks to JorgeB for this list. Quote Link to comment
brandonpi265 Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 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? Quote Link to comment
peterg23 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 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 Quote Link to comment
peterg23 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) 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, 2021 by peterg23 Quote Link to comment
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