In the case that four or eight drives is not enough, another option is the LSI SAS9201-16i which is a similar controller to the other two but supports sixteen drives via four SFF-8088 to SFF-8087 contact us ports which require four of the 3ware cables. I am considering this controller for my storage server since I already have eight drives installed and am thinking about adding at least three more drives. Like the SAS9211-8i, this card also uses a PCI Express 2.0 x8 slot but can support up to 512 devices using an SAS expander.Simplex means this cable is with only one thread of Compatible Fiber Optic Cable glass inside the single core. And simplex cables are with one single outer jacket. Simplex fiber optic cable is used in applications that only require one-way data transfer. For instance, an interstate trucking scale that sends the weight of the truck to a monitoring station or an oil line monitor that sends data about oil flow to a central location.
The original HBA I was writing about was the LSI SAS9211-8i which supports eight internal drives through the use of two SFF-8087 internal connectors. These require breakout cables to directly support Serial ATA drives. The 3ware Multi-lane Internal SFF-8088 to SFF-8087 to four SATA cable seems to be the best value for the breakout cable. In the case of the SAS9211-8i, you would need two of these cables. I have been extremely happy with this card in my storage server (write-up coming soon) and its performance has been exceptional. Note that this controller is a PCI Express 2.0 x8 card so make sure you have an appropriate PCI Express slot.SAS cables & adapters it offers conversion adapters for SFF-8088 to SFF-8087 and SATA connectors. It also offers dual 4XiSAS models up to 8XSAS lanes for high end applications. The MX-PRO0H series are ideal bridges to build a supper data highway for your external storage systems and servers.
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