Sanity Check - Unraid on R720xd + 2 MD1200

[DieFalse]

Hello.   I have recently migrated one of my Unraid servers to an R720XD from a R420.   I have the option to acquire two fully populated MD1200 encloures.

 

Current Controller for the 24x front bays on the r720xd and two back bays:

03:00.0 Serial Attached SCSI controller: Broadcom / LSI SAS2308 PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS-2 (rev 05)

Flashed IT mode H710P Mini SAS Controller

 

I will need to add card(s) for the  2x MD1200.

 

Right now the MD1200's have 2TB drives in them, but I will likely move up to 8tb soon.

 

What controllers will I need for the R720XD to properly use 8tb drives?   Preferably a 6Gb's controller since my current backplane and H710p is only good for 6Gb/s anyways.

[Soulflyzz]

hello,

 

Did you ever get any info on this project.

I am in the exact same boat and would like to see what I can put together.