What PCIe mini-SAS HBA (host bus adapter) cards are supported on a Mac Pro (mid 2010; 5,1)?
I'm thinking about using an older LTO tape drive to back up the internal disks of my cMP and most of the external tape drives have mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8088). Looking for an older HBA card, since the newer / modern cards (by Atto for instance) are way too costly. There are lots of these cards out there, but most don't indicate support for macOS.
Who's got experience with such a scenario?
What should I be looking for?
Any ideas?
UPDATE:
After some more research I found this report regarding the options and experience of using a tape drive with a Mac or PC. It's an excellent write-up by Matt Millman that contains many useful bits of information on the subject.
I'm thinking about using an older LTO tape drive to back up the internal disks of my cMP and most of the external tape drives have mini-SAS connectors (SFF-8088). Looking for an older HBA card, since the newer / modern cards (by Atto for instance) are way too costly. There are lots of these cards out there, but most don't indicate support for macOS.
Who's got experience with such a scenario?
What should I be looking for?
Any ideas?
UPDATE:
After some more research I found this report regarding the options and experience of using a tape drive with a Mac or PC. It's an excellent write-up by Matt Millman that contains many useful bits of information on the subject.
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