(I have to preface this with I didn't build it this way- just inherited) I need to add more than 4 drives to my T410. My current config is SATA Drives 0 and 1 in Raid 1 partitioned as c and d. Drive 2 SATA as E and Drive 3 as SSD SATA.
My goal is to create faster response time with a DB that will run on the SSD(s).
I have (3) 128 GB SSDs to play with and optimize with a 30-40GB DB (homegrown product).
The current onboard controller is an S100/300 Perc. My thought was to purchase a lower end SATA controller card to run the OS and use the onboard SATA controller to run the SSDs in a RAID. I really hate rolling the dice and trying to figure out what controller would work. Dell parts folks want to sell me a H700 for $800 and/or a S300 for $100(but NLA/out of stock).
I'm concerned about powering and ensuring extra cabling and length to run off additional SATA board.
Any suggestions or assistance would be awesome.