Dual PERC 6/i cards, thoughts, possible with this old board?

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dhahlen

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My home file server is running off a Asus IP35-Pro, currently housing some random PCIe video and the perc 6/i card.Since the perc only holds 8 drives, I am thinking of implementing another because it's so cheap.

Current setup:

Board: Asus IP35-Pro
Controller: Dell Perc 6i
Drive Config: 6 x 1.5tb Seagate in Raid5
System: Windows Server 2008 R2

What I want to do:

-Add another Perc 6i to the system
-Add 4 x 3tb Seagate in Raid5

Concerns:

-I'll need to run a PCI video card (not pcie) as I won't have any PCIe slots with 2 raid cards
-Possible issues running two identical controllers in the same system?

Other Options:

-Would I be better off picking up a 12 or 16 port raid controller?


I am happy with the performance of the perc 6i. It's been a solid setup and it does it's job well. If anyone has ideas, suggestions, etc - please post here.

Thanks
 
Are you already using 3TB drives on that card? I've been wary of 3TB drives due to compatibility.

Otherwise I suspect you won't know if it will work until you try it. I don't see why it wouldn't work.
 
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