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Tested with pg_test_fsync and fio on Intel 6700K @ 4.6ghz on Ubuntu 17.04

I see that the HP p410 controllers are really cheap on Ebay. Do these work fine with FreeBSD and without cache?

I building a server cluster(about 10 servers) for data caching. I need maximum random read performance for as little money as possible. There is very little writing involed and I do not need consistency. An in-memory only solution is too expensive as I need to cache more than 1TB of data...

I'm reading specifications of a Supermicro motherboard and at the storage part it says: What exactly is SCU?

I have an IBM br10 controller with mini-sas. Are there any mini-sas to 4 sas connectors?

Solar activity is rising, and there is a risk of a direct hit the next few years. If a direct hit should happen, is my data stored on harddrives safe? Do I need a faraday cage? Or could I have backup placed on the other side of the earth?

I'm setting up a new storage system, after counting my available disks I ended up with 18 2TB disks. And since harddrive prices has doubled the last week I'm not sure if I should bother getting the last 18th drive. I'm thinking about setting up a 9 disk raidz-2 main storage server and a 8 disk...

I just tested a WD 3 TB harddrive. There is no 2TB limit :) So those cheap $10 controllers will work just great!

Do SiL based controllers support 3TB harddrives? Or is it the operating system that decides what disk sizes that are supported? I have plenty of SiL 3132 controllers, but I can't figure out if they support 3 TB harddrives.