So I'm about to DIY build a DAS and I had a few questions about the controller cards.
In a nut shell I would like to take the win7 machine I currently have and attach a home made DAS box to it for extra storage (no I do not want a NAS box only local storage).
I have read many topics and DIY's but they talk about SAS expander cards on the DAS box and use a cable to connect to the main machine. What they seem to forget is how they connect it to the "server" or "host" machine.
I am assuming that there is a controller card that goes into the host machine but I cannot find a card that explains that or read up on anything that shows you how to connect the two machines.
Any info on this topic would be great.
Thanks for your time.
p.s I do not want a nas box, freeNAS and etc.
In a nut shell I would like to take the win7 machine I currently have and attach a home made DAS box to it for extra storage (no I do not want a NAS box only local storage).
I have read many topics and DIY's but they talk about SAS expander cards on the DAS box and use a cable to connect to the main machine. What they seem to forget is how they connect it to the "server" or "host" machine.
I am assuming that there is a controller card that goes into the host machine but I cannot find a card that explains that or read up on anything that shows you how to connect the two machines.
Any info on this topic would be great.
Thanks for your time.
p.s I do not want a nas box, freeNAS and etc.