So with those netapp disk shelves, they have 1 controllers, each with 2 of those ports. What are those ports called again? You have to like adapt them to like mini sas or something to connect to a head server.

Anyway, I want to hook up a shelf to my head server to use as a nas. My question is, can I do this with just one of those cables? Can a netapp disk shelf use all 24 bays with only 1 controller powered, or do you have to run both?

Also, they have a bunch of ethernet ports on the back, but I am not messing with any of the management, I just want it as a jbod attached to the nas

  • rizon@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    What shelf and controllers do you have?

    Ideally, you’d want an IOM3, IOM6, or IOM12 depending on your shelf. NetApp also made some controllers that run an actual OS that can slot in there too, you do not want one of those if you intend to just use it as a JBOD.

    If you have (or get) an IOM3 or IOM6, you need a QSFP+ (SFF-8436) to whatever SAS your HBA/RAID card has on it. I haven’t had any experience with the IOM12 so not sure what they use.