I have a couple of n00b questions about the OCuLink port which is present on SuperMicro's X11SDV boards:
1. Is it ok to connect the disks from the backplane of FreeNAS mini to the OCuLink port with a cable like this?
https://store.supermicro.com/cable/50cm-oculink-sata-cbl-sast-0933.html
Will this provide ZFS the "direct access" to disks that it likes to have, unlike raid cards, etc.? IOW, is this just like SAS-to-SATA breakout?
2. Does the OCuLink port have any other benefits (other than lesser cables), like future expansion with external multi-disk enclosures?
I'm still reading up, but so far I haven't found my answers.
Thanks,
Saurav.
1. Is it ok to connect the disks from the backplane of FreeNAS mini to the OCuLink port with a cable like this?
https://store.supermicro.com/cable/50cm-oculink-sata-cbl-sast-0933.html
Will this provide ZFS the "direct access" to disks that it likes to have, unlike raid cards, etc.? IOW, is this just like SAS-to-SATA breakout?
2. Does the OCuLink port have any other benefits (other than lesser cables), like future expansion with external multi-disk enclosures?
I'm still reading up, but so far I haven't found my answers.
Thanks,
Saurav.