From: Ram Ramesh <rramesh2400@gmail.com>
To: Alex <mysqlstudent@gmail.com>, Linux RAID <linux-raid@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Considering new SATA PCIe card
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:47:14 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c629eb5c-ee37-a7fc-6ffb-8035945e5f16@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAB1R3sgQm2_-Bhbzned4y056XP5hM9oz1OnTZSfHH9+L5sdpFQ@mail.gmail.com>
On 11/24/20 8:20 PM, Alex wrote:
> Hi, I have a fedora33 server with an E31240 @ 3.30GHz processor with
> 32GB that I'm using as a backup server with 4x4TB 7200 SATA disks in
> RAID5 and 2x480GB SSDs in RAID1 for root. The motherboard has two
> SATA-6 ports on it and the others are SATA3.
>
> Would there really be any benefit to purchasing a new controller such
> as this for it instead of the onboard for the 4x4TB disks?
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ST9CPND/
>
> The server is relatively responsive, but I was just wondering if I
> could keep it running for a few more years with a faster SATA
> controller.
>
> I'm also curious if the SATA cables have improved over time, or are
> the same cables I purchased five years ago just as good today?
If plan to use addon cards, please consider LSI SAS9211-8i cards. Well
supported and reliable.
Ramesh
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-11-25 2:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-11-25 2:20 Considering new SATA PCIe card Alex
2020-11-25 2:47 ` Ram Ramesh [this message]
2020-11-25 3:14 ` Alex
2020-11-25 3:18 ` Ram Ramesh
2020-11-25 3:28 ` Alex
2020-11-25 14:38 ` Ram Ramesh
2020-11-25 9:31 ` Mateusz
2020-11-25 11:39 ` Tim Small
2020-11-25 14:49 ` Phillip Susi
2020-11-26 2:01 ` Alex
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