I finally got around to setting up my new storage server this weekend. I experiemnted with both the ZFS Openindiana napp-it and Server 2008 R2 iSCSI Target 3.3. I decided to stick with the Server 2008 R2 and iSCSI Target 3.3 for now since I wanted to learn more about ESXi and iSCSI. This is a learning box so i will be experimenting with different setups in the future.
The speeds are pretty good and maxed out for the single gigabit link coming out of it.
Rosewill RSV-R4000 Black Rackmount Server Chassis
GIGABYTE GA-E350N-USB3
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W
Perc 6/i Raid Controller
Storage Drives - 4X WD RE3 500GB SATA Drives
OS Drive - 74Gb WD Raptor
ZFS -
SERVER 2008 and iSCSI target 3.3
The speeds are pretty good and maxed out for the single gigabit link coming out of it.
Rosewill RSV-R4000 Black Rackmount Server Chassis
GIGABYTE GA-E350N-USB3
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W
Perc 6/i Raid Controller
Storage Drives - 4X WD RE3 500GB SATA Drives
OS Drive - 74Gb WD Raptor
ZFS -
SERVER 2008 and iSCSI target 3.3