SATA RAID 10 on X86 board?

I understand from one of the threads here that the X86 boards don't support port multiplying. My question is if this board:
http://www.siig.com/it-products/con...ta/pcie/dp-sata-6gb-s-4-port-hybrid-pcie.html
will work, as it has 4 ports?

If so I intend to use it with the M.2 to PCIe adapter : http://www.hwtools.net/ExtenderBoard/P4SM2.html
I am eagerly waiting for my x86 board, which I will try to make a NAS with 4x2TB SATA disks in a RAID 10 configuration, mainly as a Plex Media Server, Time Machine and general file server.

Thank you in advance for your reply!

 

Dear Goran,
we have never tried it so I'd rather not commit myself to a position.

 

I have found small SATA adapter with 4 ports directly to M.2 - link
But I would wait till someone really tries it

 

This is VERY interesting to me. What a great combo of the udoo x86 with a small backplane and enough CPU to do raid*.

 

This is a subject that interests me too! Have you received the board and have you tried? Or, do we know any other way to safely connect multiple HD with the least amount of bulk?
I also like to hook up 4 HD (in RAID-5) to make an Ubuntu media player and central storage device.

 

Hi there @Nikos,
the estimated delivery date hasn't come yet, so I guess anyone has received a board

 

Hi, this use case is very interesting for me, too. Browsing the innodisk website I found a hardware RAID card on M.2 which would be sufficient for me: link

Do you guys think they will work with Linux or will we run in compatibility problems?

 

(J)FK, used controller is JMS562. Now just Google if works under Linux.

 

vpeter,

Thanks for the info. The JMS562 seems to be widely used. The Cubieboard-Team uses it on its RAID add-on board, also the Simple NAS guys and here I found a dual SATA RAID Controller based on JMS562 which states OS independence without software or drivers requirements. It is not the same board, but should serve as an indication. I have contacted Innodisk to ask for native Linux support and - more important - price and availability in Europe. I much prefer to use the M.2 connection over a fiddle solution via an extra board - worst case with additional power supply...

 

just confirmed that this 4 ports SATA adapter is working with Udoo

 

Great news, now I only have to find a supplier..

 

Hi,

Can you verify that the board is running at PCIe x1 or PCIe x2 mode?

Thanks!

ccs_hello

 

This is great news! Göran, if you can find a Swedish or European distributor please share it here. It would be nice not having to pay import duties

 

seems as PCIe 2x:
01:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Device 9215 (rev 11) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us

 

Thanks Jura!
Yours must have been operating in PCIe x1 mode as high lighted:
...
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us

ccs_hello

 

I received my regular PCIe x2 SATA card today.
I verified it is PCIe x2.
(P.S. LnkCAP is capacity declaration; while LnkSta is the actual negotiated result - the status.)

(click to enlarge)
I'll prepare a mega thread to explain the design.

ccs_hello

 

Where did you buy one?

 

Search PEX40057

 

So you bought a standard PCIe x2 card and hooked it up directly to the Udoo x86 slot?

Would it be possible to use 2 of those with riser cables? I'm planning on building a Ubuntu server with my Udoo x86 and want to be able to add more storage as I go, without replacing the drives that I already have.

 

?riser cable <-- don't know what is it

Do the same thing as if you would have used an ITX motherboard with only one PCIe x2 slot available.
Has to be active solution such as PCIe bridge or SATA port multiplier.