I recently picked up x2 cheap SSD's not realizing they were SAS (I should have checked before handing the guy $), anyways they're going into a 1U half depth chassis so space is limited.
I was considering getting SATA to SAS cables like these ones but I am worried they're molded and will catch fire.
Or do I go for something like this SAS to SATA converter?
Anyone have any thoughts on either option being better or worse?
Posted Jan 10, 2018, 2:50 PM UTC · edited
Wont work. Sata on SAS works, not the other way around.
Dam, back to the drawling board for me to see if I can fit a HBA in my server with the additional NIC. Thanks for the reply!
No problem :) They are cheap, but space is a different issue.
The first one definitely won't work. That's just converting the power source to molex. It will still only work on SATA drives.
I've never used anything like it, but it looks like that second option would work. It mentions SAS, so I assume it would work.
SAS controllers work with SATA and SAS drives. SATA controllers support SATA drives only.
You cannot use a SAS drive on a SAS controller. You will have to buy a SAS controller to use the drives.
Side note - The cables you linked are SATA breakout cables. The connectors for SAS and SATA are the same (though the pinout is different.
You controller/mobo still has to support SAS. So a simple dumb adapter wont be enough.
So you're thinking get a regular HBA with a cable such as this one?
The board I have only has SATA, and I had planned to install a quad NIC in the only PCI slot..I might be able to side mount the HBA with a flxi PCIe riser cable or something in the case.
If your board only supports SATA, the SAS drives won't work. So yeah you will need a SAS-capable controller.