The [H]ard Forum Storage Showoff Thread - Post your 10TB+ systems

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Red Squirrel said:
We have one at work that I help manage. We have Radius profiles but other then that it's a standard VPN setup. I don't know much about the ASA side as we unfortunately do not manage that part.

Our tokens will expire in a year and they're not even deployed yet. Stupid IT manager putting red tape on everything makes things hard.

I'm actually thinking of getting an RSA for my game server, but it would be a no return investment. How much do those go for anyway, I'm assuming a couple grand? I know the tokens are like 80 bucks each so it's quite expensive.
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By ASA are you referring to one of these? If so I can probably answer some questions. As long as its not among the data center line of them that is.
 
[OC]Pik4chu;1036149258 said:
By ASA are you referring to one of these? If so I can probably answer some questions. As long as its not among the data center line of them that is.
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He probably means the cisco 5500 series. The 55xx is often used as a vpn concentrator or firewall.

Edit: No crap, your link provided that info... haha
 
Gonna be breaking 100TB in just a bit. Gonna switch my 5.25 TB 2U machine from hardware raid to open solaris and going to use its raid controller in an upgarde to the mythbox. Its going to be going from raid5 (8x500GB) to 8x2TB (12 TB useable).

Frys had a good price for retail 2TB disks for $105 which prompted the upgrade. Its also going to be getting upgraded to a norco 4020 case (from the coolermaster).
 
houkouonchi said:
Gonna be breaking 100TB in just a bit. Gonna switch my 5.25 TB 2U machine from hardware raid to open solaris and going to use its raid controller in an upgarde to the mythbox. Its going to be going from raid5 (8x500GB) to 8x2TB (12 TB useable).

Frys had a good price for retail 2TB disks for $105 which prompted the upgrade. Its also going to be getting upgraded to a norco 4020 case (from the coolermaster).
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Pictures ?
 
I have the drives already but while I am at it I decided to upgrade the machine so I can have a fully running machine while I get recordings transferred over. I wont be actually doing the upgrades (and thus won't have pictures) until next week.
 
14.3tb advertised / 13.3 usable

Norco RPC-4020
Antec Earthwatts 650
TYAN S5162 Rev. A
Pentium D 930
2x1gb ECC RAM
Supermicro AOC-SAT2-MV8 8-port controller
Promise SATA300 TX4 4-port controller
1x 2tb HD204UI (Samsung Spinpoint F4EG)
2x 2tb ST32000542AS (Seagate Barracuda LP)
2x 1.5tb ST315003 (Seagate Barracuda LP)
4x 1tb WD10EACS (WD Green)
1x 320gb ST332062 (Seagate 7200.10)
1x 1tb WD10EADS (WD Green)
WHS
Norco C-P1T7 7to1 Molex splitter
7x SilenX 80mm fans
Avast! AV
Disk Management plugin

This is the latest of 6 iterations of WHS for me, the previous was the same hardware ghetto'd into a Rocketfish/Lian-Li PC-V1000 case. Used mostly as media storage and for my wife's photography. Duplication on on all shares that we don't want to lose. The server acts as a repository for her photos which she copies from her desktop after she has weeded out the bad ones and processed the good ones. Since WHS backing up to the cloud is an expensive proposition we have her desktop set up with Mozy. For some data 'in between' I rotate a pair of 500gb 2.5" drives off-site and do a manual backup from the server.

I replaced all the Delta fans with SilenX ones ordered last week (though I now have a Norco 3x120mm bracket on order as, which became available right after I ordered the fans). I tested using an iPhone app called 'dB Meter Pro' to get a relative sense of the sound change. Readings taken from 3' directly in front of the case. I've included videos so you can hear the sound properties video taken at about two feet offset to the side. And for comparison my desktop system, which is a Silverstone SG-01 case on top of my desk with a GTX260, is 50dB.

41dB background with server off
57dB server on, idling, 7x80mm Delta fans video
50dB server on, idling, 7x80mm SilenX fans video

Subjectively, the SilenX fans move about half the air out the back of the case as the Deltas. With the Deltas the temps ranged from 25-36c, and 28-37c with the SilenX's (each after about 1 hour of being powered on with an ambient temp of about 70 degrees F). I'm quite pleased with the results, and more importantly my wife is too since the server sits in her work space. I have some 120mm fans already and will compare when the new bracket comes in. Eventually, with 22 drives I may need the 120mm setup anyway.

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Idle wattage, when balancing it shows 175-185w.

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I installed the new fans on the motherboard area side to give the wiring a little more room and since the bracket has grills sort of built in I didn't have to use the ones off the Deltas. I used the included silicone mounts. Also note the two 3.5" drive bays on top of the 20 drive bay area, with a slim optical drive space to their right (not installed here).

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Antec Twelve Hundred Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

4 x SUPERMICRO CSE-M35T-1B Black 5 Bay Hot-Swapable SATA HDD Enclosure

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 ...

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL8D-4GBRM

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm Ceramic CPU Cooler

AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor ADX640WFGMBOX

6 x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (14 more to go)

ASUS USB 2.0 6x Blu-Ray Combo External Optical Drive SBC-06D1S-U (Black)

2 x Supermicro Add-on Card AOC-SASLP-MV8 - Storage controller - 8 Channel - SATA-300 / SAS - 300 MBps - PCI Express x4

Sorry about the big cell phone pics - doing this from work

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Here's my aging fileserver :

Core2 Duo E4300 @ 3.1GHz
ABIT AB9 Pro
CoolerMaster GeminII
IC Diamond TIM
4x 1GB OCZ DDR2 Kit (OCZ2N800SR2GK)
MSI Radeon HD2600 Pro (RX2600Pro-T2D256EZ/D2, passive HSF)
BenQ DW-1620 DVDR/W (w/RPC1 firmware)
Hauppauge WinTV PVR 500MCE
SnapStream Firefly
CoolerMaster RealPower Pro 850W PSU
Logitech Cordless Freedom Optical
Olevia 332H 32" 720p LCD
Cambridge SoundWorks Megaworks 550
CoolerMaster Stacker STC-101
Panaflo fans (all L-rated)
SuperMicro AOC-SAT2-MV8 8-port SATA HA
Belkin 1500VA UPS

[24TB Total Storage - 6TB Offline]
6x WD Caviar Green 1.5TB HDDs
7x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB HDDs (HDS721010KLA, old 5-platter design)
2x Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB HDDs
6x Hitachi Deskstar 1TB HDDs (External - some 3-platter, some 5-platter)

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AMD_RULES said:
dashpuppy, sweet setup.
I'm itching to build a WHS. Maybe in the summer :D
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What?!?!? Dashpuppy stolez my fileserver! :D
Heh, that's actually my setup. Been using the same case for awhile now (started as a P3 w/SDRAM and a couple of Promise Ultra-100TX2 controllers).

Thanks for posting the pics Dash :)
 
WhoBeDaPlaya said:
What?!?!? Dashpuppy stolez my fileserver! :D
Heh, that's actually my setup. Been using the same case for awhile now (started as a P3 w/SDRAM and a couple of Promise Ultra-100TX2 controllers).

Thanks for posting the pics Dash :)
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just used the img button :) was easy :)

I just bought this,
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Then will use my existing norco case that i have Untangle installed on, format that and install WHS since i have a few legit copys, then ill start building my big server :)
 
Well, keep in mind that it was piecemeal upgraded from 15 IDE drives to 15 SATA drives ;)
Now THAT was a mess!

I'll get around to tidying that up someday. But it's not exactly a high-priority since I'll be giving that to my younger bro and building Gen 2 of that :D (CM Stacker 830, BFG EX 1000, 15x 2TB Hitachis, E6600 @ 3.6GHz, 965P-DS3 Rev 1.0).
 
Those plumbing fittings etc look dumb, plus you've got some pretty tight bends in those cables Oo
 
p3n said:
Those plumbing fittings etc look dumb, plus you've got some pretty tight bends in those cables Oo
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Who cares that they look dumb? They are brilliantly functional. And I don't see any cable bends that look outside the specs for SATA.
 
PigLover said:
Who cares that they look dumb? They are brilliantly functional. And I don't see any cable bends that look outside the specs for SATA.
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Looks clean, and air flow moves very easy inside that case, witch is why it is why its setup the way it is, great idea using the plumbing fittings. Not something i would do, but it works very good, looks good too.


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jmroberts70 said:
Oh what I would give to be able to re-wire that machine!! Here's another CM Stacker case I did earlier this year:

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Man, with all those SATA cables, I bet it would look beautiful!!
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Did you hot glue every sata cable in there? If you want to take it out do you just pull real hard and toss the cable?
 
Much of the reason for the cabling setup was both aesthetic as well as necessary. This machine was getting shipped from one side of the country to the other and I've had problems in the past with connectors coming lose that I had NO idea could possibly do so. I guess the vibrations can get pretty intense during shipping. So I clamped all cables like I used to when I was wiring aircraft (I wired much of the B-2 Stealth Bomber cockpit). I've long employed hot glue dabs at connection points --and SATA connections are an especially good place for them. I've never had problems pulling them off with a moderate amount of hand force though. No biggie actually. This time, the shipping went through without a single wiring problem after arrival.

...Mind you, I've wanted to wire a case like that for a very long time. Many years ago, I experimented with custom harnesses like this:
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But then SATA came out, and I never had a machine to build that was worthy of the effort until this one...
 
Just a quick question with your cpu heatsink. Do you have air coming in from the rear of the computer or fresh from the front and exhaust to the back? I ask because I think you mounted your cooler backwards but I wasn't sure if it was planned
 
Matt897 said:
Just a quick question with your cpu heatsink. Do you have air coming in from the rear of the computer or fresh from the front and exhaust to the back? I ask because I think you mounted your cooler backwards but I wasn't sure if it was planned
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You must be talking about fibertech, next time you should quote his post. :eek::eek:
 
I now have WHS installed, going to be using this for my media box for the house, it will download torrents and stream video to my new WD tv live box.

HOWEVER can i still be part of the club, mines so small :(

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wow, that's nice jmroberts70! my plane isn't that neat.



but I'm alittle confused why you made a header for the ATX power?
 
dashpuppy said:
HOWEVER can i still be part of the club, mines so small :(
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Don't worry. If there's something always growing is your need for data storage. I started my WHS with 1TB, then quickly moved on to 4TB, and before I knew it to 6TB.

AND I haven't upgraded it to 8TB yet only because I actually need a new controller (ran out of SATA ports on the motherboard), and Supermicro's controllers are rather hard to find here in Portugal.

So, don't worry. You'll get there in a flash... lol

picker said:
wow, that's nice jmroberts70! my plane isn't that neat.
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WTH is that? Translation on the image contents, please! :p

picker said:
but I'm alittle confused why you made a header for the ATX power?
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That is not a header for the ATX power.

Well, it is, but it's connected to the ATX splitter. There are two PSUs on the case, if you didn't notice, and having the splitter connected directly to the motherboard and then having two 24-pin PSU connectors plugged directly to the splitter would make a veritable cable mess, and would stick out like a giant in a small people convention...

Using the extension to the splitter let him connect both PSUs through the backplate. Less sticking out, more pleasing to the eye, and much easier to route the wires. It comes with a little added power loss, though (negligible, given the sheer size and power requirements of the build...)
 
__Miguel_ said:
Don't worry. If there's something always growing is your need for data storage. I started my WHS with 1TB, then quickly moved on to 4TB, and before I knew it to 6TB.

AND I haven't upgraded it to 8TB yet only because I actually need a new controller (ran out of SATA ports on the motherboard), and Supermicro's controllers are rather hard to find here in Portugal.

So, don't worry. You'll get there in a flash... lol
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Ill need a new case first, the case i have only allows 4 hard drives, then i have to figure out what card i need to run more sata!

it all takes time!
 
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