We are planning to buy 2 new servers and installing Open-E in a cluster scenario to support a Hyper-V R2 cluster.

I am trying to decide which RAID controller to buy (probably under $600). I am hoping that we can get e-mail alerts when drives fail, but I am confused about what is required for that to happen.

We are considering RAID controller LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-4i, primarily because Open-E seems to provide lots of support for it. Would this controller allow us to get e-mail alerts when a drive fails, or when the RAID controller battery is low? How about other controllers on the HCL, such as HP P410?

Thanks,
Dave