Upating this, seems that this card : http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/server-host-bus-adapters/product-detail.html?oid=6995464 is compatible (saw a user running it with fedora 22 on amazon). Dell does not have any card with internal connectors. Waiting for other manufacturers to answer my mails.
2016-02-03 10:15 GMT+01:00 thibaut noah <thibaut.n...@gmail.com>: > I think i misunderstood what you guys said about jbod (my fault for > reading quickly), i talked about the jbod feature, not a hardware piece. > My disks are sitting in my desktop, if i buy an external storage for the > disks i might as well build a nas, which is what i do not want, i'm looking > for internal connection not external. > > was crawlking lsi and highpoint cards, cards between 200 to 300+$$, not > really what i call cheaper stuff that's aimed at Winblows users ;) > > > 2016-02-02 22:18 GMT+01:00 Rick Stevens <ri...@alldigital.com>: > >> On 02/02/2016 11:51 AM, thibaut noah wrote: >> >>> @roberto : would love to but i can't. I have only 3 sata ports available >>> on my motherboard, otherwise i would be running zfs already. :/ >>> I don't have any choice here, either i buy a compatible raid card or a >>> hba card (or buying an expensive nas lol) >>> >>> @gordon : The number of atx motherboard dedicated to gamers with ecc >>> compatibility is close to none. >>> Since i am no exception (no ecc support) i will not change my >>> motherboard for this, never had an issue and i had 3+ To of datas for >>> almost 5years, would be pointless to change my motherboard now anyway >>> since i'm waiting for kubylake. >>> The basic consumer just follow the trend, if constructors don't feel >>> like we need it they won't put us fancy features. >>> >>> I'll look at your links thanks. Already did look for specific chipset >>> that are good with zfs but almost every list is too old, seems that >>> every time a brand is building something that works they don't change it >>> for like 10years or something. >>> >>> Ah ! That's how you call it in english, didn't know, well that's what >>> i'm looking for, already have the mini-sas to sata cable. >>> I'm talking about passing your disks as jbod with an hba card, since you >>> will not rely on some hardware card ram and processor my logic (and some >>> tests i found online) tells me it will be faster. >>> >>> @rick : was looking for hba already but everytime i find a good card i >>> have to mail the tech support of the constructor to check if it will run >>> with my kernel, such a pain... >>> >> >> If you stick with one of the "major players" (e.g. Dell, HP, IBM, >> Adaptec, Emulex) and you're willing to pay a bit more, you'll probably >> be just fine. Example: >> >> >> http://accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=342-0910 >> >> 6Gbps dual-port SAS2 HBA, about $200 US, and I can pretty much guarantee >> it'll work with your kernel. Couple that to a JBOD and some drives and >> you're good to go. >> >> If you stick with the cheaper stuff that's aimed at Winblows users, >> you'll have a much harder time. While you may not think of it this way, >> you're encroaching on "SOHO" (small home and office) territory, at least >> as far as the manufacturers are concerned, and that's sorta where you >> have to look. >> >> I'd suggest spending your money on a decent HBA, and prowl eBay for >> a JBOD (there's lots out there and on the used market, they're rather >> cheap). The JBOD itself isn't a big deal--as long as it's compatible >> with your HBA. The drives you use IN the JBOD are important. >> >> Just my $0.02. It's your data, you know how secure you need it and what >> you can spend. >> >> 2016-02-02 19:18 GMT+01:00 Rick Stevens <ri...@alldigital.com >>> <mailto:ri...@alldigital.com>>: >>> >>> On 02/02/2016 10:04 AM, Gordon Messmer wrote: >>> >>> On 02/02/2016 08:43 AM, thibaut noah wrote: >>> >>> >>> <snip> >>> >>> >>> I think I'm talking about the cases you mentioned in an earlier >>> email. A >>> lot of HBAs have a single cable connection, such as a mini-SAS >>> connection, that connects to a board (a backplane) that sits at >>> the back >>> of the drive bays, on which the power and data connections for >>> the >>> drives are mounted. >>> >>> >>> Otherwise known as a JBOD ("just a bunch of disks"). There are tons >>> of >>> JBODs out there. Google search for "JBOD" or "storage arrays". 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