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VenomousDesigns

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As there is no thread related to this; I wanted to simply ask why on earth is the AOC-USAS2-L8i considerably cheaper then the AOC-USAS2-L8e which has no RAID built-in?

Apparently the AOC-USAS2-L8i can be flashed to IT Mode and work exactly the same (apart from the L8e supporting 122 compared to the 63 with the L8i, and in the process save someone US $100+ - Have I missed something entirely?
 
L8e should be cheaper; perhaps it is not due to the sold volume; if they have to order it specifically for you then costs could be higher. Either way, L8i should be able to run in IT-mode.

The USAS-L8i (3Gbps) which i have comes in default in IT-mode; not sure about USAS2.
 
sub.mesa said:
L8e should be cheaper; perhaps it is not due to the sold volume; if they have to order it specifically for you then costs could be higher. Either way, L8i should be able to run in IT-mode.

The USAS-L8i (3Gbps) which i have comes in default in IT-mode; not sure about USAS2.
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Thats what I thought, but its literally across the board - Provantage, Wiredzone etc..

It must be literally the fact that the L8i can only do 63 as opposed to the 122 on the L8e..
 
Are you sure that l8i really is USAS2 and not the original USAS, rated at 3Gbps instead of 6Gbps?
 
For just running 8 sata disks in raidz2 would the AOC-USAS2-L8i be just as fine as the AOC-USAS2-L8E? Will proably run it on OpenSolaris or some fork until it is supported by FreeBSD.
 
Yes; probably the 'e' just doesn't have the firmware of the 'i' version.

L8i can be used both in HBA ("IT") mode and RAID ("IR") mode; you would want IT mode.

My USAS (1) L8i came in IT firmware; i suspect USAS2 L8i will also.
 
sub.mesa said:
Yes; probably the 'e' just doesn't have the firmware of the 'i' version.

L8i can be used both in HBA ("IT") mode and RAID ("IR") mode; you would want IT mode.

My USAS (1) L8i came in IT firmware; i suspect USAS2 L8i will also.
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Nice, will probably order one then. Pity its not supported in freebsd yet, do you know were you can find the status of the freebsd drivers? Heard they are in 9.0 dev version.
 
the_slain_man said:
For just running 8 sata disks in raidz2 would the AOC-USAS2-L8i be just as fine as the AOC-USAS2-L8E? Will proably run it on OpenSolaris or some fork until it is supported by FreeBSD.
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Please note I got an e-mail from Supermicro Tech saying that the AOC-USAS2-L8i can indeed by flashed to IT Mode BUT can only run 66 Devices as opposed to the AOC-USAS2-L8e which can run 122 Devices.

If that is the case, that would make sense why the AOC-USAS2-L8i is coming in cheaper.
 
Where are you getting a $100 price difference? Most stores I've seen that carry both only have a $20 difference, which I'd say is just about right for an adapter that can support twice the number of drives.
 
VenomousDesigns said:
Please note I got an e-mail from Supermicro Tech saying that the AOC-USAS2-L8i can indeed by flashed to IT Mode BUT can only run 66 Devices as opposed to the AOC-USAS2-L8e which can run 122 Devices.

If that is the case, that would make sense why the AOC-USAS2-L8i is coming in cheaper.
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but how to make it support more than 8? breakout and breakout and breakout?
 
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