I'm looking for a raid 6 controller and this one seems quite cheap on ebay (9270CV-8i)
Only thing is, i can't find information on dell's website for this unit nor can i find information on LSI's website. I know it's basically a LSI 9270-8i with cachevault. Only thing is that according to LSI's site, the 9270 doesn't support cache vault :/
What i'm trying to figure out is does this unit use a dell firmware or does it use the LSI firmware? More importantly, what unit would i choose on LSI's website to update the firmware if it doesn't exist?
If this is too complicated, i may just go with the IBM m5110 or the m5016. Another question would be if the m5110 needs a key/feature on demand to support RAID 6, how would i go about buying this? Is' it a product key that embeds itself into the firmware or is it a HW chip of sorts that attaches onto the controller?
Only thing is, i can't find information on dell's website for this unit nor can i find information on LSI's website. I know it's basically a LSI 9270-8i with cachevault. Only thing is that according to LSI's site, the 9270 doesn't support cache vault :/
What i'm trying to figure out is does this unit use a dell firmware or does it use the LSI firmware? More importantly, what unit would i choose on LSI's website to update the firmware if it doesn't exist?
If this is too complicated, i may just go with the IBM m5110 or the m5016. Another question would be if the m5110 needs a key/feature on demand to support RAID 6, how would i go about buying this? Is' it a product key that embeds itself into the firmware or is it a HW chip of sorts that attaches onto the controller?