Do some searching. Most of the hba controllers can replace the firmware with a non-raid version.
On Mar 8, 2018 4:50 PM, "Russell Senior" <russ...@personaltelco.net> wrote: > Hi, > > Wearing my Personal Telco Project non-profit hat at the moment, we got > a new server by way of a generous grant from FreeGeek, a Dell R720. > Come to find out, though, Dell's installed RAID controller (H710 mini) > is missing the ability to treat the drives as Just a Bunch of Disks > (JBOD). It is possible to use the H710 mini to create 1-drive RAID0 > arrays and use the resulting virtual disks that way, but > unfortunately, that breaks hot-swapping which is very desirable for us > (we don't want to take downtime every time a disk fails). > > So, I've been looking at options for installing an LSI or IBM > ServeRAID controller in so-called IT mode that makes the disks > available as regular disks. In order to reach the extra distance to > the PCIe risers where the Host Bus Adapter (HBA) would be installed, > we need new, longer cables as well. > > Before plumbing the depths of E-bay, I wonder if anyone on this list > has: a) experience doing this and associated advice; and/or b) a spare > card and/or cables. > > TIA! > > -- > Russell Senior, President > russ...@personaltelco.net > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
