Posts Tagged ‘lsi’
Building a server? Recent deals on RAID parts IBM ServeRAID, LSI MegaRAID
Many users of this site purchase server pulls of IBM ServeRAID and LSI MegaRAID cards to complete systems. A common focus is on RAID controller server pulls. LSI SAS 2008 and LSI SAS 2108 based cards are very popular since they...
Using a LSI SAS 2308 HBA and SSD in Windows Server 2012? Turn Write Cache On or OFF?
This weekend I was doing some work on the new ServeTheHome storage test bed. It is a very fast machine. Once I got Windows Server 2012 working on the Supermicro X9DR7-LN4F, I ran into some troubling issues. I first added five d...
IBM ServeRAID M5014 RAID Controller with BBU – $139.50
It looks like there is another IBM ServeRAID M5014 RAID controller with BBU deal. This time $139.50 for one day on ebay. Then the price “jumps” 10% to $155. The previous deal at $130 was great. For those wondering, ...
LSI SAS 9206-16e Dual SAS 2308 HBA Preview
Today we have a preview of the LSI SAS 9206-16e. The HBA is similar to the LSI SAS 9202-16e in that it has dual controllers. This time, LSI adorns the single slot HBA with a PCIe 3.0 x8 interface and dual SAS 2308 controllers. ...
LSI SAS 2108 MegaRAID Power Save for Active/ Configured Drives
Today we are going to look at the LSI SAS 2108 power save feature for Active and Configured drives. For those wondering, the LSI SAS 2108 is an 8 port SAS 6.0gbps controller that supports parity RAID functions such as RAID 5. S...
LSI SAS 9207-8e SAS II and SATA III HBA: Benchmarks
Patrick took a first look at the LSI SAS 9207-8e host bus adapter recently. Now it’s time to see if the new card can deliver the performance we expect. In this article, we test throughput and IOPS performance in an attempt to...
LSI SAS 9207-8e SAS II and SATA III HBA: A First Look
I did want to take a few moments to highlight the LSI SAS 9207-8e that we have in the labs. Although Jeff is currently working on performance numbers for the card, the LSI 9207-8e is a SAS 2308 based card. Two major trends the ...
How to Flash IBM ServeRAID M5014 to LSI 9260-8i Firmware
The IBM ServeRAID M5014 has quickly become a enthusiast favorite. Recently we did a piece on finding a great deal on IBM ServeRAID M5014′s with BBUs inexpensively. On ebay there are tons of no-bracket M5014 part 46M0916-...
LSI 9202-16e Update: 5,900MB/ Second on an Intel Xeon E5 Server
In a previous article, I tested the LSI 9202-16e and pronounced it the fastest host bus adapter that money can’t buy, with an AMD server pushing the card to over 5,200 MB/ second. Patrick then went on to pry one apart fo...
IBM ServeRAID M5014 RAID Controller with BBU – $130
Just a quick note to the readers out there looking at a RAID controller, there is a scorching hot deal on the IBM ServeRAID M5014 RAID controller with BBU right now. I recently was looking to populate controllers for my new W...
