[geeks] The "largest" SCA drives...

[J. Alexander Jacocks]

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 11:48 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I imagine they are offering 1 TB SAS or SATA 2.5" drives in an SCA adapter
> sled.
>

Lionel,

Yep, but those adapters do work well.  I have an Acard U160 (ARS-2160) SCA
adapter, and I can confirm that it adds very little overhead.  I have been
running my SGI Fuel on 2.5" SSDs, based on these, and boy does it make a
huge difference.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/68-Pin-ACARD-ARS-2160-Ultra160-SCSI-to-SATA-II-adapter-for-2-5-SATA-HDD-/261290549796?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cd6216224
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACARD-ARS-2320S-Ultra320-SCSI-to-SATA-II-Hard-Disk-Drive-Non-Hot-SWAP-80-Pin-/261529498796?pt=US_Drive_Enclosures_Docks&hash=item3ce45f74ac

The only issue is that these adapters aren't necessarily cheap, as you can
see.  I've occasionally found deals, and I paid ~$100 for mine, a few years
ago.

- Alex