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Date:      Mon, 4 Dec 2017 02:56:18 +0200
From:      Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Mikhail T." <mi+thun@aldan.algebra.com>, freebsd-fs <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org>, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Is Intel ESB2-controller SAS-compatible?
Message-ID:  <61ace71d-9b1f-8baa-b49e-ec0a4cb56616@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <2abfc6e8-3c4c-028c-642d-39a912180ba7@aldan.algebra.com>
References:  <2abfc6e8-3c4c-028c-642d-39a912180ba7@aldan.algebra.com>

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Hi.

On 04.12.2017 02:38, Mikhail T. wrote:
> I got a really good deal on a SAS-drive. Will it work -- (assuming, I
> use a SAS-to-SATA connection adapter) with the Intel ESB2 controller I
> have on the motherboard? Reportedly, some controllers are actually
> "hybrid"...

No.  Intel ESB2 includes SATA HBA, it won't work for SAS drives.
Compatibility exists in other way -- SATA disks can be connected to SAS
controller.  Connection adapters (interposers) I saw are also assume SAS
HBA and SATA HDD.

-- 
Alexander Motin



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