LSI MegaRAID SAS 9361-8i 8-Port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS PCI-Express 3.0 Low Profile RAID Controller, Single
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In a Z840 or a PC with one available x8 PCIe slot, it will work.
It is true. This controller and 4x Samsung PM863 3 were used in a system that I configured. We use an 84TB SSD in raid 0 on our system and it works If possible, I recommend using the LSI megaraid storage manager to configure your raid rather than the BIOS. A GUI and an easier to use interface make it a better choice.
Unlike the hardware, the firmware allows the configuration of data per volume, RAID type, stripe size, cache configuration, etc. to be independent. However, I would suggest never mixing different SAS or SATA should be used all the time.
The CacheCade Pro 2 must be purchased in order to access this. With the Fast Path hardware key, you can download the Software Pack 0. Your 8-digit code now needs to be entered There is only one port on the card. With a port model, you need an active backplane known as an "expander" that allows more than one drive per port. In other words, if you just get the 4-pin connectors, you will run out of connections There is a two-way breakout cable for each
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The RAID 5 and RAID 6 arrays would be used together. There is no recognition of SATA hard drives by the controller BIOS. It is not a RAID 6 or RAID 60 controller for free, and I need to buy the additional software to use it as such. I had to download drivers and MegaRAID software from the Broadcom web site since the LSI MegaRAID controller (before it was acquired by Broadcom) This week, when the return window closed, I discovered the problems. Unfortunately, I got this installed and found out these problems very late in the process.
OK, lets talk about A good RAID array can be set up with 8i. Transfer speeds are good and performance is adequate. It takes more than $30 to buy the mounting board, controller cache, and battery. It takes just as much to purchase the controller cache and battery once you get it installed. After you get it in, you discover the problem the heat. In addition, the CPU runs at 78C unless you upgrade to an industrial computer case fan and live with the noise. Go to search results for 9361 overheat to learn more about this It has been for years that LSI and Broadcom have been peddling this card. Buying the hard drives before you create your new card would be time consuming and costly. You should create the new card with adequate cooling and cache for less than $700. Although I like the setup and performance of this card, I think you can find a card twice as fast that doesn't overheat for half the cost. I want to mention one last thing, the RAID controller should boot much faster. In addition to the LSI card taking control over booting, initializing, pausing for a configuration prompt, and then releasing to the BIOS, it takes almost 20 seconds for the motherboard to boot again.
The purpose of buying these two cards is to create an array of storage. It appears I cannot locate any Windows server 2016 drivers and I can only locate a number for tech support. Almost 700 dollars wasted. Lsi, thanks for your kind words.
The product I received appeared to be a retail version of the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9361-T It appears to have been an OEM package packaged as an 8i. It is likely that I would have never known if the controller hadn't died. It is not possible to return the card to the manufacturer under warranty. There has to be a third party involved in the process. Lenovo is the case in my case.
You haven't had any issues at all at The previous 9261-I I had was I had a few issues with the 4i variation of this card impeding the CMOS/BIOS on my server motherboard. It wasn't the case on this card. I was able to boot and get into the setup of this card and proceed to create the RAID array. It was a smooth The motherboard I'm currently using is a Rack C236M Server/Workstation model, and the graphics card I'm using is connected to four Seagate SkyHawk 7200 RPM 6TB HDDs in RAID 10.
An lsi card can't be beaten.
This was an effective way for me to build my home cloud.
060026 (MR. The eleventh point of the list). This is a great piece of software that works This is a version of the LTS server. As far as cooling is concerned, you need to install a 40 mm fan.
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