SAS controller, Raid card.

[A.Hummel]

Hi 

 

I need a controller for a 8087 sas backplane.  

The server is a low tier Nas, and I just need a controller that can run 2 x 4 SATA disks through a 8087 sas backplane. The backplane does not support SATA controllers if it is not set to RAID in the BIOS and as far as I know unraid will not detect the disks when set to RAID in the BIOS, so guess a SAS controller is the solution. 

 

Any suggestions on what card to get? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

If your running unraid you want a hba, not a raid card. 

 

Get something like a dell h200 or other lsi hba(the de rebranded ones are normally cheaper.

[Phas3L0ck]

If all you need is a basic controller, a quick fix is a LSI SAS3081E-R card: https://www.ebay.com/itm/231398619075

[Electronics Wizardy]

8 hours ago, Phas3L0ck said:

If all you need is a basic controller, a quick fix is a LSI SAS3081E-R card: https://www.ebay.com/itm/231398619075

Just saying these have a 2tb limit, so don't use it with large drives.

[dalekphalm]

7 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Just saying these have a 2tb limit, so don't use it with large drives.

At this point I wouldn’t use anything older than SAS2008 (or equivalent). The 2TB limit and slower SAS/SATA link speeds aren’t worth the low cost unless you’re strictly working with small capacity mechanical HDD’s.