Who's got the most?!

[jmroberts70]

Who has the most storage on a single system? (please post specs & pics if you got 'em)

I'll start with my measley 0.66TB rig. 2x160GB, 2x120GB, and 1x60GB
http://www.unofficial3d.com/files/workstation02.jpg

[LittleMe]

.655TB here. Specs are in the sig.

[enyceexdanny]

2 x 120 (RAID0)
2 x 200
1 x 160
1 x 160 external

960GB total

2 x 200 sata arriving soon.

1.36TB once I receive those.

[animeguru]

Can't compete with those single systems. :(

My HDDs are spread over a couple of arrays.

Currently...

Main server has 91GB spread over 2 RAID 5 arrays. (10x Atlas IV 9.1GB U160 drives)

Storage array 1 (Anova RMS4D) has 293GB in one RAID 5 array. (8x Ultrastar 36.7GB U160 drives)

Storage array 2 (Sun D1000) in the works, has 330GB to be a RAID 5 array. (9x Ultrastar 36.7GB U160 drives, awaiting 3 more)

Storage array 3 (Sun A1000) in the works, so I'm not sure what I'll be able to afford for it...

Main Computer 1x 80GB WD SE and 4x Maxtor 80GB firewire drives.

Current Total: 1.114TB
Future Total: 1.224TB (plus whatever makes the A1000)

So, not too much in individual boxes, but when they're put together it's not too bad. ;)

[Zepher]

I've got 600gigs over my 4 machines.

[Filter]

do external firewire drives count?

[Benny Blanco]

The question is not who's got the most.. the question is, what's being stored? (hahahahaaaa)

The most I ever had was 280gb.... down to 200 now (160+40).

[jmroberts70]

Originally posted by Filter
do external firewire drives count?

As long as they can all run at the same time on the same system. Pics would be cool too!

[ambit]

I just put together a "disk to tape" server for my work, which involved throwing a bunch of 300GB drives and a 3Ware controller in a Dell case.
1.8Tb after RAID 5/hot spare.

[jmroberts70]

Originally posted by ambit
I just put together a "disk to tape" server for my work, which involved throwing a bunch of 300GB drives and a 3Ware controller in a Dell case.
1.8Tb after RAID 5/hot spare.

Awesome! What kind of 3W controller are you using? Any pics?

[Anarchy]

Workstation : 0.3TB

- Dually Xeon 2.4
80GB IBM - os
2*160GB Samsung - RAID1 - data
2*60GB IBM - data



Fileserver : 0.48TB

- Dually AXP 1800+
36GB Raptor - os
4*160GB - RAID5 - data


and another 20 or so harddisks ... mostly SCSI ... i'll post some pics soon ;)

[Cactus Jack]

I only have 570gb of storage on this machine. :(

2x160, 1x120, 2x80

[86reddawg]

16*47gig raid5'd
http://honors.tntech.edu/~jhughes/phone/10.15.03.Server/front1.jpg

most i used was ~500gig

http://24.92.76.105/~josh/phone/2003/11.26.03.Server/AllHDs.jpg


btw, everything there but the case and the monitor is for sale on the FS board in case you guys are interested ;)

[BillLeeLee]

I feel like a lightweight.

160 GB (WD1600JB - This drive rocks) in current machine
160 GB over two drives (120 + 40) in my older comp

[ambit]

Originally posted by jmroberts70
Awesome! What kind of 3W controller are you using? Any pics?
3Ware 7500-8 and 8 x 300Gb Maxtor drives attached to it. 7 in a RAID 5 array, and 1 hot spare.
here's one: http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/1203/DSC00024.JPG
and another of the hotswap bays:
http://www.theforumisdown.com/uploadfiles/1203/DSC00027.JPG

[ST|FFY]

1 question, are these systems will all that storage used as servers or somehting?

i dont see how u can have THAT much data on a regular system...

[Benny Blanco]

Ambit, what's the noise like? I bet it's music to the ears :cool:

Also, what kind of power supply does it take to run all those?

[ambit]

Benny Blanco:
Not that bad actually. There's the small HSF, the 120mm in back and 80's on the drive bays. It's sitting in a server room now, so i'll never hear it again.
The drives are all 5400rpm, so the spin up isn't too bad, it's a 550W PC Power and Cooling.

ST|FFY:
This server is running ArcServe and backing up 35 other servers to it at night, then spits the data onto tape during the day. He's only this massive so that we can hold about a weeks worth of data on the disks without going to tape to do a restore. Between this and Volume Shadow Copy, it saves us hours when someone needs something back.

[DeepFreeze]

Originally posted by ST|FFY
1 question, are these systems will all that storage used as servers or somehting?

i dont see how u can have THAT much data on a regular system...

I have two words for you. Mass pRon.:cool:

[neoreturns]

Fileserver:

Just under 600 gb. 4x200 gb Seagates in raid5

Main computer:

80 gb boot drive. Hopefully 2x120 gb if I can find some good deals (for music)

[Anarchy]

WARNING : 1.15MB of Pics ahead :D

______________________________________


Testing / LAN Comp :

- 30GB IBM DTLA for main/LAN OS and Games
- 3*9GB IBM DNES for playing around with multiple OSes

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/avance_front.jpg


Old SCSI RAID5 :

6*9GB IBM DNES and Adaptec AAA-131U2 ... U2W Controller with 16Mb Cache

Was used for bout 6 months 24/7, 2-3MB/s write and 12-15MB/s read :eek:

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/scsi-raid5.jpg


Current temporary server till the MPX is configured :

Epox 8KTA3+, 1700+, 1GB RAM, FX5800@Ultra, Adaptec 2940U2W -> 18GB Fujitsu MAN 10k + 3*9GB IBM DNES in JBOD, on-Board Highpoint RAID Controller -> 2*120GB IBM 180GXP in RAID1, Dual Port NIC

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/temp-server-front.jpg

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/temp-server-innen.jpg

[animeguru]

Originally posted by ST|FFY
1 question, are these systems will all that storage used as servers or somehting?

i dont see how u can have THAT much data on a regular system...


Can we say video on demand?? ;)

I've got all my DVDs ripped to HDD and streamable across my network. That way, any TV can access all my DVDs via an HTPC.

I've also got my MP3s stored on them as well.

You need a lot of HDD space for ripped DVDs. Even after some compression with DVD Shrink, they're still around 4.5 gigs each.

[Anarchy]

My new MSI K7D Master-L dually :)

2*1800+ XP modded to MP (second SLK800 is already on the way ;) )
2*256MB PC333
Asus GF2GTS -> will be replaced with FX5800@Ultra
RAIDCore 4852 Controller
4*160GB Hitachi 7K250 (Data)
36GB Raptor for the OS
USB 2.0 Controller
Adaptec U-SCSI Controller for external SCSI CD-ROM Tower

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/mpx_inside1.jpg

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/mpx_controller1.jpg

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/mpx_disks_full.jpg

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/mpx_disks.jpg

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/mpx_back.jpg

[Anarchy]

Dually Xeon :D

Tyan Thunder 860
2*2.4GHz Xeon with silent YS Tech fans
4*128MB PC800 RAMBUS
Albatron GF4Ti 4600
80GB IBM 180GXP for OS
2*160GB Samsung P80 in RAID1 @ SiliconImage Controler (data)
60GB IBM 180GXP + 60GB IBM 60GXP @ Promise ATA133 Controller (temp storage)

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/xeon_full.jpg

http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/xeon_controller.jpg

[animeguru]

Originally posted by Anarchy
WARNING : 1.15MB of Pics ahead :D

Old SCSI RAID5 :

...
http://www.anarchy.mynetcologne.de/storage_thread/scsi-raid5.jpg



Hey Anarchy, where did you get those mounting brackets for those HDDs?? I've been looking for something just like that, but they're a little hard to find, at least at semi-reasonable prices. :p

[Anarchy]

Originally posted by animeguru
Hey Anarchy, where did you get those mounting brackets for those HDDs?? I've been looking for something just like that, but they're a little hard to find, at least at semi-reasonable prices. :p

I have em from eBay ... paid bout 20$ for one .... but i'm from germany so i dunno where you can get some

But Yeong Yang has something similar - uses 3 CD-ROM bays and you can mount 5 HDDs inside - cooled with a 92mm fan

[enyceexdanny]

webcam sucks

http://www.plasmamix.com/images/PC.jpg

[Zepher]

Originally posted by Anarchy
I have em from eBay ... paid bout 20$ for one .... but i'm from germany so i dunno where you can get some

But Yeong Yang has something similar - uses 3 CD-ROM bays and you can mount 5 HDDs inside - cooled with a 92mm fan

is this the thing you are talking about?
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/pc/mb810.jpg


if you want to use the [IMG} tag, you need to host your own -Ice Czar
sorry about that. fixed it.

[ST|FFY]

Originally posted by DeepFreeze
I have two words for you. Mass pRon.:cool: HAHAHAHAHA thats what i was thinking.....

[Anarchy]

Originally posted by WS6
is this the thing you are talking about?
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/pc/mb810.jpg


if you want to use the [IMG} tag, you need to host your own -Ice Czar
sorry about that. fixed it.

The harddrives are positioned like that but aren't hot swap and have to be installed with the cage removed ... it's just a simple and cheap way to have more HDDs in the comp :)

[Zepher]

Originally posted by Anarchy
The harddrives are positioned like that but aren't hot swap and have to be installed with the cage removed ... it's just a simple and cheap way to have more HDDs in the comp :)

That image shows the hot-swap unit, here are the specs on it from the site,

* High speed up to 160MB/sec.
* Standard 3 x 5.25" drive space
* 5-slot SCA 2 hot plug backplane design
* Rugged steel construction
* Fan failure/overheat detecting design
* Effective airflow ventilation design

http://yycase.com/products/raid_mb810.htm

I can't find the non hot-swap IDE one, which I would like to get for my system. Do you have any links to vendors that have it?

[KingPariah777]

http://www.drobco.com/rfrank/chuck/wierd.jpg

[KingPariah777]

Originally posted by Anarchy
Dually Xeon :D


4*128MB PC800 RAMBUS




I got 512 (2 * 256) rambus i would be willing to ship off to you for cheap.

Shoot me an email at cefrank1@hotmail.com

[Anarchy]

Originally posted by KingPariah777
I got 512 (2 * 256) rambus i would be willing to ship off to you for cheap.

Shoot me an email at cefrank1@hotmail.com

somehow i really doubt that you'll ship to germany ;)

[KingPariah777]

Originally posted by Anarchy
somehow i really doubt that you'll ship to germany ;)

I have no problem with the fact that you are German. I believe all nationalities should be exposed to computers.

[BillLeeLee]

KingPariah, where are you that you're getting 1 Exabyte??

edit: Never mind, saw your new thread. Don't know what could cause that problem though.