Affordable RAID 1 ESXi 4 card

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enuro12

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Can someone point me in the direction of an affordable SATA 3 controller card i can run in RAID 1

I've found lots of SATA 2 cards but no SATA 3 cards.
 
Good point, and they are cheap on ebay. I got one for $75 or so and flashed with IT firmware.
 
danswartz said:
Well, I've got to ask. Do you really need sata3?
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I don't need 32 cores in this build either :) But its the latest tech, and the SSD drives i'm using also support it. I don't see any reason to cut my IO in half just because of a controller.
 
You don't want the IT firmware - it eliminates all the raid functionality. I love the m1015 - just be aware you will need to buy 1-2 sas fanout cables for it. The ebay auctions often/usually tell you which cable to get, and they can be another $15 or so each.
 
Go for the RED ones, people seem to complain about the clear / blue ones

Ask the seller if they are wired

SFF-8087 HOST
to
4 x SATA TARGET

and not

4 x SATA HOST
to
SFF-8087 TARGET

;)
 
enuro12 said:
I don't need 32 cores in this build either :) But its the latest tech, and the SSD drives i'm using also support it. I don't see any reason to cut my IO in half just because of a controller.
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I think you misunderstand the speed difference. With current hard drives, there is no way (AFAIK) that 4 of them will come close to saturating a sata2 port. You are going to be waiting on the drive regardless. Unless you are going all SSD?
 
Thanks for the link lassiterb.

I'm very saddened by the performance of this card so far. After installing XenServer with a 120gb Vertex 3 SSD, i'm maxing at 99mbps r/w.
 
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