I am going to be learning VMware VSAN 6.2 and need to setup my current server at home with some new hardware so that this will work.
My current setup consists of:
Supermicro X10SL7-F (with LSI 2308 onboard controller)
32GB RAM
Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz
Two 1gb NICs
The current SSD drives I have are not on VMwares HCL so need to be replaced (I'm setting up an all flash VSAN).
I'm currently considering the following drives:
Cache tier:
Intel DC P3700 Series 400GB 2.5"
Capacity tier:
Samsung SM863 480GB Enterprise Class SATA SSD
My motherboard has a PCIe 3.0 x4 slot but I'd prefer to get the Intel DC P3700 in the 2.5" form factor as I could reuse it in a new server I am going to buy later this year which has an onboard M2 slot.
So my question is, how can I connect the Intel DC P3700 2.5" drive in my current server? I do have a spare M2 to PCIe adapter card so could I use this with a U2 to M2 adapater? Would this work? So it woud look something like this:
Intel DC P3700 Series 400GB 2.5" ---> connected to U2 to M2 adapter -----> connected to M2 to PCIe adapter card ----> PCIe slot on motherboard
The U2 to M2 adapter:
Asus U.2/M.2 Hyper Kit Card for Intel 750 NVMe SSD 2.5"
My current M2 to PCIe adapter:
DT-120 M.2 PCI-e SSD to PCI-e Adapter Card
Or is there a better (or preferred) way to connect a U2 (SFF-8639) drive to a PCIe slot? Is there a U2 to PCIe adapter card maybe?
Also, what cable do I need from the hard drive to the adapter card? SFF-8639 to mini-SAS I think but am battling to find one!
Thanks!
My current setup consists of:
Supermicro X10SL7-F (with LSI 2308 onboard controller)
32GB RAM
Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz
Two 1gb NICs
The current SSD drives I have are not on VMwares HCL so need to be replaced (I'm setting up an all flash VSAN).
I'm currently considering the following drives:
Cache tier:
Intel DC P3700 Series 400GB 2.5"
Capacity tier:
Samsung SM863 480GB Enterprise Class SATA SSD
My motherboard has a PCIe 3.0 x4 slot but I'd prefer to get the Intel DC P3700 in the 2.5" form factor as I could reuse it in a new server I am going to buy later this year which has an onboard M2 slot.
So my question is, how can I connect the Intel DC P3700 2.5" drive in my current server? I do have a spare M2 to PCIe adapter card so could I use this with a U2 to M2 adapater? Would this work? So it woud look something like this:
Intel DC P3700 Series 400GB 2.5" ---> connected to U2 to M2 adapter -----> connected to M2 to PCIe adapter card ----> PCIe slot on motherboard
The U2 to M2 adapter:
Asus U.2/M.2 Hyper Kit Card for Intel 750 NVMe SSD 2.5"
My current M2 to PCIe adapter:
DT-120 M.2 PCI-e SSD to PCI-e Adapter Card
Or is there a better (or preferred) way to connect a U2 (SFF-8639) drive to a PCIe slot? Is there a U2 to PCIe adapter card maybe?
Also, what cable do I need from the hard drive to the adapter card? SFF-8639 to mini-SAS I think but am battling to find one!
Thanks!