Here's my finished "all-in-one" ESXi / NAS server. Thanks a ton to the folks in these forums for helping me through some issues with the build!
Intel Xeon 3440 Quad Core Processor (w/HT)
SuperMicro X8SIL-F Motherboard (dual nics, IPMI)
16GB ECC DDR3 Memory
LSI SAS 9211-8i HBA (PCI-e x8)
8GB Flash Drive (ESXi Boot)
2 x 1TB Drives (ESXi Datastore)
Fractal Design R3 Case
I have a NexentaStor Appliance running as a VM, with 'pass-thru' access to the HBA, with the following ZFS volumes:
2 x 1TB Drives (zfs mirror, 885GB actual)
6 x 1.5TB Drives (zfs raidz, 6.63TB actual)[/QUOTE]
I've added some pictures of the finished build because I really enjoyed looking at other builds when deciding what to do...
Intel Xeon 3440 Quad Core Processor (w/HT)
SuperMicro X8SIL-F Motherboard (dual nics, IPMI)
16GB ECC DDR3 Memory
LSI SAS 9211-8i HBA (PCI-e x8)
8GB Flash Drive (ESXi Boot)
2 x 1TB Drives (ESXi Datastore)
Fractal Design R3 Case
I have a NexentaStor Appliance running as a VM, with 'pass-thru' access to the HBA, with the following ZFS volumes:
2 x 1TB Drives (zfs mirror, 885GB actual)
6 x 1.5TB Drives (zfs raidz, 6.63TB actual)[/QUOTE]
I've added some pictures of the finished build because I really enjoyed looking at other builds when deciding what to do...