[SOLVED] Searching for real HBA for Dellserver

[fireon]

Hello all,

we have some PowerEdge R730xd. On the two SSD's on the rear install PVE on ZFS, only the system no data's. It's ok that are two SATA SSD's on SATA connectors.

Then there are 24 bays for 2,5" SAS HDD's. We would like to use this for ceph. We have 4 Servers. Two from this Dell machines. The Dell has an Controller named PERC H730P Mini. We can change from Raid to HBA. But it looks like not real HBA, because there are no smartdatas available. So i think it is no a good idea to use this for ceph right?

So have anyone Experience with Dellserver and HBA controller? What controller from dell a really an HBA? Maybe like the HBA330 what i found, yes only for 8 drives, but it looks likes an HBA. But es we need von for an R730xd.

The other two servers are HPML350G6. Every disk is in Raid0. Also not good for Ceph. I know...

 

[mir]

Dell PERC H310 can be flashed to LSI 9211-8i: https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/bit-the-bullet-on-a-h310.5775/#post-50068

 

[virtRoo]

Dell PERC H310 can be flashed to LSI 9211-8i: https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/bit-the-bullet-on-a-h310.5775/#post-50068

Not sure if all variants of Dell H310 can be flashed to IT mode though. I don't think it's possible if the H310 is an integrated one instead of a typical PCI-E card.

 

[wolfgang]

Hi,

Dell offers HBA cards HBA – Internal HBA330 Mini Mono & Adapter
see
https://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/campaigns/dell-raid-controllers

If you reflash the firmware you lose support and the HBA are not expensive.

 

[fireon]

Yes, thanks. Really nice list And no, reflash is not an option because warranty.