HBA Recommendation

[shahij]

Hi,

I need to hook up 5 pieces 4TB SAS HDD into the HBA... do you have any recommendation for which HBA I can go?

[MindMergepk]

we use LSI SAS 2208, it support upto 8 drives.

[Dmitri]

I need to hook up 5 pieces 4TB SAS HDD

If you do not expect getting large RAIDs in the near future, then LSI 9211 (8 ports) can be an affordable option.
Another similar controller is Adaptec 1045, but it has 4 ports, so you'll need to either use it for imaging or buy an expander.

[shahij]

Thanks for the recommendations.

I am going for LSI 9211-8i