Which motherboard? - Need 10 SATA ports

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I understand I could buy a PCI to SATA expansion card, but I think that this can be fraught with issues?

I have a couple of LSI raid cards (9211-8i - lots of oem clones available for cheap) that have IT firmware (all disks pass thru individually) flashed to them and have zero issues with them. Been using them for years with OMV.

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Can anyone recommend an obtainable motherboard that would suit?

You may have a hard time finding an LSI, depending on where you live. This works for me without problems and in OMV6 and it has also worked for me in OMV5. https://www.amazon.es/Syba-SI-…-Verde/dp/B00AZ9T3OU?th=1

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Have you used 2 of these at the same time, without issue?

No, I only have one, but I don't see why it should be a problem to use two.

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Is OMV widely compatible with AMD / Intel, do I need to check compatibility before picking CPU / MOBO?

Anything that is compatible with debian will also be compatible with OMV. OMV works on top of a base installation of debian.

If you have several boards to choose from try to make the network interface intel, avoid the others.

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You may have a hard time finding an LSI, depending on where you live.

The Dell Perc H200 and H310 and IBM M1015 can be flashed with the LSI IT firmware and should be pretty common all over the world. There are many guides on the servethehome.com. Using the mini-sas to sata cables makes wiring so much easier when you have that many drives (I've had 30 drives in a case before).

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The Dell Perc H200 and H310 and IBM M1015 can be flashed with the LSI IT firmware and should be pretty common all over the world. There are many guides on the servethehome.com. Using the mini-sas to sata cables makes wiring so much easier when you have that many drives (I've had 30 drives in a case before).

I couldn't find any of those at reasonable prices. That's why I bought something else.

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I couldn't find any of those at reasonable prices.

What do you call reasonable? I found many on german ebay that are under 100 euro. The LSI cards are much better in opinion than the cheap cards out there now.

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What do you call reasonable? I found many on german ebay that are under 100 euro. The LSI cards are much better in opinion than the cheap cards out there now.

Reasonable for me is below 50 euros. I just looked on ebay Spain (I don't live in Germany, I live in Spain) and I don't see below 90 euros, and many of them are used. It seems to me a very high price if I have alternatives for less than half. In addition, the place of purchase is Hong Kong, China... Waiting times of one month and no guarantee. If I can help it I don't want headaches.

I have no doubt that those cards are better, but it is more difficult to get hold of one.

In fact, the one I have has been working without any problem for more than a year. I remember that I did some research on the chip and its compatibility before buying.