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Appreciate any help in making a decision: I have purchased 2 x HP SC44Ge SAS PCIE Host Bust Adapters 416096-B21, apparently this is a rebadged LSI SAS3442E-R adapter.
I have also purchased a couple of cables SSF8484 to 4 x Sata, wonder if they're the right ones as I have since heard mentioned the reverse type cables and whether this case applies here?
These are the cables I have purchased:
http://www.cross-mark.com/50cm-serial-attached-scsisas-sff8484-sata-cable-p-842.html?cPath=175_134
For future expansion would I be able to connect these two controllers to the Norco 4220 backplane (mini sas I beleive).
So to acheive the above is there such a thing as an SFF8484 to 4 x mini SAS or do I need to connect internal SFF8484 to 1 x mini sas on both cards then use the external SFF8470 to 1 x mini sas, which equates to 4 of the sas on the norco backplanes connected...
Or, should I sell one of the HP SC44Ge SAS PCIE Host Bust Adapters and purchase an HP SAS Expander.
Many thanks for all your help.
I have also purchased a couple of cables SSF8484 to 4 x Sata, wonder if they're the right ones as I have since heard mentioned the reverse type cables and whether this case applies here?
These are the cables I have purchased:
http://www.cross-mark.com/50cm-serial-attached-scsisas-sff8484-sata-cable-p-842.html?cPath=175_134
For future expansion would I be able to connect these two controllers to the Norco 4220 backplane (mini sas I beleive).
So to acheive the above is there such a thing as an SFF8484 to 4 x mini SAS or do I need to connect internal SFF8484 to 1 x mini sas on both cards then use the external SFF8470 to 1 x mini sas, which equates to 4 of the sas on the norco backplanes connected...
Or, should I sell one of the HP SC44Ge SAS PCIE Host Bust Adapters and purchase an HP SAS Expander.
Many thanks for all your help.