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agentnumber2
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I installed a 9U rackmount cabinet in my garage last year in order to not have to hear the humming of the computers/hard drives and to have a large area to dissipate heat (also helps in the winter when the garage is nice and cool).
The specific problem I have is the depth... it's around 22" which really restricts the rackmount enclosures I can place in it to a depth of around 20" to 21".
Now... I want to get either a 2U with 8 swappable 3.5" drive bays or a 3U enclosure with 12 swappable 3.5" drive bays. I don't believe I can get such chassis to enclose a motherboard as well as the swappable bays at a maximum depth of 21", so I'm considering the following with a storage system rackmount case with the motherboard in a separate 2U or 3U chassis:
Storage Chassis: Norco DS-1220 3U (from http://www.directron.com/ds1220.html b/c they ship to Canada)
Motherboard (for RAID card): ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe (for RAID card compatibility)
RAID Card: RocketRAID 2322 Host Adapter (http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/rr2322.htm to replace the one coming with the Norco)
Hard Drives: Seagate 1TB (ST31000340AS)
Operating System: Undecided between Ubuntu Linux or Windows 2003 Small Business (or Windows Home server if they get their act together)
I will be streaming High Def content over CAT 5e on a gigabit network as well as storing various photographs and other multimedia items.
I was thinking of doing up a RAID5 or a RAID6 configuration, however, I haven't found an eSATA RAID6 card for a reasonable price (i.e. less than $250). If anyone has done this before or can recommend a different rackmountable setup (minding my depth constraints), I would highly appreciate any feedback. I was checking out the Dell PERC 5/E cards as well, but I'm unsure if it will support this enclosure setup.
Thank-you!
The specific problem I have is the depth... it's around 22" which really restricts the rackmount enclosures I can place in it to a depth of around 20" to 21".
Now... I want to get either a 2U with 8 swappable 3.5" drive bays or a 3U enclosure with 12 swappable 3.5" drive bays. I don't believe I can get such chassis to enclose a motherboard as well as the swappable bays at a maximum depth of 21", so I'm considering the following with a storage system rackmount case with the motherboard in a separate 2U or 3U chassis:
Storage Chassis: Norco DS-1220 3U (from http://www.directron.com/ds1220.html b/c they ship to Canada)
Motherboard (for RAID card): ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe (for RAID card compatibility)
RAID Card: RocketRAID 2322 Host Adapter (http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/rr2322.htm to replace the one coming with the Norco)
Hard Drives: Seagate 1TB (ST31000340AS)
Operating System: Undecided between Ubuntu Linux or Windows 2003 Small Business (or Windows Home server if they get their act together)
I will be streaming High Def content over CAT 5e on a gigabit network as well as storing various photographs and other multimedia items.
I was thinking of doing up a RAID5 or a RAID6 configuration, however, I haven't found an eSATA RAID6 card for a reasonable price (i.e. less than $250). If anyone has done this before or can recommend a different rackmountable setup (minding my depth constraints), I would highly appreciate any feedback. I was checking out the Dell PERC 5/E cards as well, but I'm unsure if it will support this enclosure setup.
Thank-you!