Any word on a new 16i or 24i LSI controller?

[boe]

Hello,

I was looking at the 9361 and noticed it doesn't come in a 16i or 24i version. They don't even have anything comparable to the 9271 in the 16i variety. They haven't released a new 16i card in ages. The old 16i cards have PCIe 2.0 connections, have only 512MB of cache and old processors on them. I'm considering the adaptec but would prefer a new LSI.

[MightyBit]

Re: Any word on a new 16i or 24i LSI controller?

I don't know what you plan, but usually the LSI controllers with 16/24 ports use an internal expander to get so much ports. Using a JBOD with integrated expander would solve your problem. If you want to use all the connectors internally you need the PMC/Adaptec adpater.

[chrisram]

Re: Any word on a new 16i or 24i LSI controller?

LSI doesn't have an new 16 or 24 model but Areca is about to release new 16 and 24 port models based on LSI silicon.