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Dear all,
1. My location is non-US.
2. I am trying to build file server tentatively targeted for Jan 2010
3. Purpose : most ECONOMICAL file server
4. Norco or similar server casings are not available or very expensive. Due to limited local demand, only expensive branded external storage enclosures are available.
5. Items :
5a. Spare 4x1GB DDR2-800 ECC unbuffered
5b. 5xPCI-based Intel Gigabit NIC + 2xBroadcom PCIe Gigabit NIC
6. other needed items
6a. PSU : prepare to buy Corsair TX650
6b. Motherboard and Processor, likely AMD as I look to reuse the ECC ram.
7. Hard Disk Model choices:
7a. WDC 500GB 32MB-cache Caviar Blue Single-Platter
7b. WDC 1TB 64MB-cache WD10EARS Caviar Green
7c. WDC WD6400AAKS - getting scarce locally
7d. WDC RE drives are good but expensive.
7e. (optional) may augment it with several low-cost SSD if price reasonable.
8. Case models : Cooler Master 590 or 332 with 4x3 drive modules. Your suggestions?
9. SATA Controller :
9a. Most ECONOMICAL : on-board or low-cost addin JMICRON/SIL3124/32
9b. If really needed, I will get Dell SAS6i/R or Perc 6, reasonable cost and easier to get for me locally. Obviously Perc is good but more expensive and 3rd party compatibility is a concern.
I would like to request your comment from 7 to 9b above. Heat? Stability, Vibration? on-field performance/stability of the drive model to work nicely with SW-RAID? Tweaking of TLER or WDIDLE necessary and possible?
My target is up to 10 disks per host. Will build 2nd box with only PSU and hard disks if required. Finally if the overall cost is too high and performance too low, I may opt for for 20 disks WD3200AAKS single platter setup to compensate. All disks will be configured as RAID-1 or RAID5 pair. No RAID-6 or RAID-10
Alternative, if you felt a ready made solution is actually more cost effective than this custom-build, I am completely open to idea.
Thank you for your time.
1. My location is non-US.
2. I am trying to build file server tentatively targeted for Jan 2010
3. Purpose : most ECONOMICAL file server
4. Norco or similar server casings are not available or very expensive. Due to limited local demand, only expensive branded external storage enclosures are available.
5. Items :
5a. Spare 4x1GB DDR2-800 ECC unbuffered
5b. 5xPCI-based Intel Gigabit NIC + 2xBroadcom PCIe Gigabit NIC
6. other needed items
6a. PSU : prepare to buy Corsair TX650
6b. Motherboard and Processor, likely AMD as I look to reuse the ECC ram.
7. Hard Disk Model choices:
7a. WDC 500GB 32MB-cache Caviar Blue Single-Platter
7b. WDC 1TB 64MB-cache WD10EARS Caviar Green
7c. WDC WD6400AAKS - getting scarce locally
7d. WDC RE drives are good but expensive.
7e. (optional) may augment it with several low-cost SSD if price reasonable.
8. Case models : Cooler Master 590 or 332 with 4x3 drive modules. Your suggestions?
9. SATA Controller :
9a. Most ECONOMICAL : on-board or low-cost addin JMICRON/SIL3124/32
9b. If really needed, I will get Dell SAS6i/R or Perc 6, reasonable cost and easier to get for me locally. Obviously Perc is good but more expensive and 3rd party compatibility is a concern.
I would like to request your comment from 7 to 9b above. Heat? Stability, Vibration? on-field performance/stability of the drive model to work nicely with SW-RAID? Tweaking of TLER or WDIDLE necessary and possible?
My target is up to 10 disks per host. Will build 2nd box with only PSU and hard disks if required. Finally if the overall cost is too high and performance too low, I may opt for for 20 disks WD3200AAKS single platter setup to compensate. All disks will be configured as RAID-1 or RAID5 pair. No RAID-6 or RAID-10
Alternative, if you felt a ready made solution is actually more cost effective than this custom-build, I am completely open to idea.
Thank you for your time.