jyavenard
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My current TrueNAS server is made a of a 12x4TB SATA disks zpool.
The motherboard has a 9300-8i (well, broadcom 3008 it's called these days).
So I use the HBA (in IT mode) for driving 8 disks, and then 4 disks are using the motherboard's 4 SATAs.
I'm looking at virtualising this TrueNAS box (so it runs on top of proxmox), so I would need to do a passthrough of the SATA controller, but this would limit future upgradability.
I'm wondering what is the best or most economical way to go about freeing the 4s system SATA:
Add a new HBA (like another 9300-8i) or to use a SAS expander?
Alternatively, could add a SATA PCIe controller, they are very cheap.
Any recommendations?
new 9300-8i HBA or expander are similar cost wise, but the expander would give me even more disk ports should I need it in the future.
TIA
The motherboard has a 9300-8i (well, broadcom 3008 it's called these days).
So I use the HBA (in IT mode) for driving 8 disks, and then 4 disks are using the motherboard's 4 SATAs.
I'm looking at virtualising this TrueNAS box (so it runs on top of proxmox), so I would need to do a passthrough of the SATA controller, but this would limit future upgradability.
I'm wondering what is the best or most economical way to go about freeing the 4s system SATA:
Add a new HBA (like another 9300-8i) or to use a SAS expander?
Alternatively, could add a SATA PCIe controller, they are very cheap.
Any recommendations?
new 9300-8i HBA or expander are similar cost wise, but the expander would give me even more disk ports should I need it in the future.
TIA