Hi, I have possibly messed up…
I scored a 10Tb SAS drive (Ultrastar DC HC330) and went looking for an interface card. I have ordered a 9212-4i4e, which has 4x SATA ports internal and one external SFF-8088 SAS port. I figured future drives I add were more likely to be sata than sas but my read of the manual is that the sata ports can also take SAS drives.
Trying to figure out what cables I need for SATA to SAS and got a bit lost. I then figured I could just loop the external SFF-8088 back inside the case and that looks like is really more for an external device that houses the SAS drives?
Help!
edit : link to specs
https://docs.broadcom.com/doc/12353334
Many thanks - this is awesome! Very much appreciate the time you invested. Yep, I messed up… Thanks for the help and I am learning.
The bracket you suggested looks like the cleanest solution. I am on a tight budget right now though and I would need that plus the 8088 to 8088 cable and the internal cable.
The 8088 cable with molex makes me cringe, but I guess it will get me out of a hole for now. I only have one SAS drive so I guess its manageable.
Out of curiosity what sort of devices would the SFF-8088 normally connect to - a drive enclosure of some sort?