Hi,
I have an old P411 Card from a Proliant ML350 G6, and I was thinking to make a server with RAID capabilities with this card.
Are these cards compatible with PCs?
I’m new to SAS controllers and listening your recommendations.
Thanks and greetings.
Outside of a very narrow use-case, I wouldn’t recommend using that card.
There’s a bunch of SAS RAID and passthrough (IT mode) cards available for pretty reasonable prices. Check out the list below.
Notes
I do not recommend Dell/HP/IBM/Intel/Fujitsu or other LSI OEM cards.
These “real” LSI models are readily available and are much easier to flash.
All models support SAS & SATA drives
Most SATA SSDs will not support TRIM on SAS HBA, use SATA3 instead.
All models are SAS2 6Gbps compatible
Type = Internal/External
Num. Drives = 4 drives per port, with no expander.
All low profile cards can be used with high profile bracket, allowing support for either.
Notes = Firmware options, 4Kn secto…