Looking for a cost effective way to add move storage for my growing media needs. Most likely to use Flexraid going forward.
Right now I have a small home server: Win 8 pro
Supermicro mobo/x3440/dual nic/IMPI/10GB ECC ram/Rocketraid 2680 with 2 x SFF-8087 for 8 SATA/SAS
1 set of the SFF-8087 are doing:
OS is raid 1 with 2 HP SAS 146GB hdds
Scratch volume is raid 0 with 2 HP SAS 146GB hdds (for unpacking, packing, etc)
2nd set of the SFF-8077 is free for the time being
On the mobo, I am using the 6 SATA ports for 3TB hdds (so 6 X 3TB).
Case is Lian Li V354
Now, I would like to add a DIY DAS as this should be cheaper than adding say Sans Digital 8 hdd box, etc (but i have not closed this idea off yet).
So, let says I find a cheap(er) case, I have a power supply laying around then I would need:
1 of these so that I dont need a mobo/cpu/ram - SUPERMCIRO AC CSEPT-JBOD-CB1 Power Control Board Blank
http://www.amazon.com/SUPERMCIRO-CSEPT-JBOD-CB1-Control-System-Cabinet/dp/B0000CD09C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379775480&sr=8-1&keywords=CSE-PTJBOD-CB1
See this for more info on how it works - http://www.servethehome.com/supermicro-cse-ptjbod-cb1-jbod-power-board-diy-jbod-chassis-made-easy/
Now, what is the best way to connect the extra hard drives to the main server?
Alternatively I could just get something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Sans-Digital-TowerRAID-TR8M-Performance/dp/B004WNLP8W/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_16
Thanks for helping me out.
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Right now I have a small home server: Win 8 pro
Supermicro mobo/x3440/dual nic/IMPI/10GB ECC ram/Rocketraid 2680 with 2 x SFF-8087 for 8 SATA/SAS
1 set of the SFF-8087 are doing:
OS is raid 1 with 2 HP SAS 146GB hdds
Scratch volume is raid 0 with 2 HP SAS 146GB hdds (for unpacking, packing, etc)
2nd set of the SFF-8077 is free for the time being
On the mobo, I am using the 6 SATA ports for 3TB hdds (so 6 X 3TB).
Case is Lian Li V354
Now, I would like to add a DIY DAS as this should be cheaper than adding say Sans Digital 8 hdd box, etc (but i have not closed this idea off yet).
So, let says I find a cheap(er) case, I have a power supply laying around then I would need:
1 of these so that I dont need a mobo/cpu/ram - SUPERMCIRO AC CSEPT-JBOD-CB1 Power Control Board Blank
http://www.amazon.com/SUPERMCIRO-CSEPT-JBOD-CB1-Control-System-Cabinet/dp/B0000CD09C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379775480&sr=8-1&keywords=CSE-PTJBOD-CB1
See this for more info on how it works - http://www.servethehome.com/supermicro-cse-ptjbod-cb1-jbod-power-board-diy-jbod-chassis-made-easy/
Now, what is the best way to connect the extra hard drives to the main server?
Alternatively I could just get something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Sans-Digital-TowerRAID-TR8M-Performance/dp/B004WNLP8W/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_16
Thanks for helping me out.
s
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