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    Chenbro CK23601 or HP SAS Expander?

    I chose the CK23601 for a similar build. The LSI SASII chip that it's based on will provide better performance and compatibility with your SAS2108-based card than the PMC Sierra chip in the HP SAS Expander. On the con side, in order to dual link, you will have to either run a cable outside...
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    Howto install Norco 4216 in a rackmount case?

    You need rails made for the specific chassis. While a specific set of rails will work with any standard rack, they are made for only one particular server. That being said, the Newegg rails are the non-ball-bearing variety and they suck. You need these. IPC direct is Norco's distributor -...
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    HDDs for home archiving purpose

    Just to throw my 2 cents into the discussion, I used to run 48 Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 (2TB) drives in a Supermicro Openfiler box for 2+ years. It was on 24/7 and served as a FC target for 50-60 VMs running Oracle and SAP, so it was under constant load. During that time, not a single drive...
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    Location of your home server?

    I picked up an XrackPro2 from Craigslist in mint condition for $400. Although it has large fans that make some noise, it essentially silences the noise of the server itself, and is comparable to the volume level of a running desktop. The thing is huge though, so it sits in my crawlspace. I would...
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    Is Chenbro CK23601 SAS expander compat. with M1015/9240-8i?

    Really? This is the exact combo I ordered, and I was counting on the ports working like the HP SAS Expander, where there is no discrete in / out. This guy says that inputs / outputs are interchangeable on this exact expander. Would love to get confirmation one way or the other.
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    Some cliche new build questions

    Thanks for the recommendations, Gea. I'm going to try an all-in-one build. I pulled the trigger on the following: Chassis: Norco RPC-4224 PSU: Seasonic X750 Gold Motherboard: Supermicro X9SCL+-F RAM: 16GB Kingston DDR3 1333 Unbuffered ECC (2x KVR1333D3E9SK2/8G) CPU: Xeon E3-1240 OS Drive: WD...
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    Some cliche new build questions

    Hmm. That certainly changes some preconceptions I had. I also read through your thread, it was really helpful. How's this for a hypothetical all-in-one build: SM X8SI6-F Intel X3470 8 or 16GB ECC RAM HP SAS expander I'd use the SATA ports on the motherboard for 2 small OS drives in RAID1...
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    Some cliche new build questions

    It's an inconvenience more so than a deal-breaker. I can handle adding drives in groups of 4 or 6. Although, that is what initially turned me off ZFS. I know a lot of people here use it with great success, I suppose I should go read up more on it. How is the performance? I don't think ZFS on...
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    Some cliche new build questions

    Hi all! Long time reader, first time poster here. Thanks to this forum, I've built a 48-drive filer for enterprise use at a 10th of the cost and 3x the performance of commercial solutions. That used Hitachi 2TB drives, RAID10, 2 Supermicro chassis, and hasn't had a single drive failure at a 24/7...
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