Most economical chassis for 24 SSDs

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darkconz

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I am wondering if somebody can recommend a chassis for SSD storage nodes. I am trying to build a 2 node cluster to store my VMs. I already have the SSDs purchased and I am looking for an economical chassis to put them in without breaking the bank.

I do have spare infiniband cards laying around so in terms of networking I should have that covered. However, it it comes with built in infiniband (that would be a huge bonus) then I can save the PCI slot for something else :)
 
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Just a bare chassis, no JBOD controller but those can be really cheap or $100 for one too depending on which mode you get.
 
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The 2nd gen jbod boards can be had for $10-$12 on eBay all the time. I have a few of them I picked up for $10/EA.


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@CyberSkulls yeah but the $100 one is a lot more "controllable" hehe, especially nice for SSD but does add a chunk to cost.
 
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I know the one your talking about. I wanted one when the first came out then I saw the price and said hell to the no! I put a cheap AM1 board in instead. I'm a cheap ass :)


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CyberSkulls said:
I would still probably go with the 216 chassis mentioned earlier. Such as this:

http://m.ebay.com/itm/2U-Supermicro-CSE-216-H8DME-2-24-Bay-Server-AMD-QC-2-2GHz-16GB-4x-4GB-/152234920899?hash=item2371e88bc3:g:dvUAAOSwyLlXoniE&_trkparms=pageci%3Abf3bb435-940f-11e6-b7e6-74dbd180e2d1%7Cparentrq%3Ad06d40ed1570a7873957925dfffe5411%7Ciid%3A3

I'm not saying that specific one, that's just an example.


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Will the SCE-216 support a X10SDV? That looks like a fair price, and includes trays but no rails.

I was considering this 2U 24 bay 2.5 Supermicro Superchassis SC216E16-R1200LPB with PS Rail Kit | eBay for my X10SDV-4C-7TP4F. The MrRackables appears to have additional x2 trays in back, rails, and only one PS for about $120 more.
 
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Expander Chassis = not best for SSD.

Non-Expander 216 = more $ and harder to find, keep that in mind when shopping :)

The rear 2.5" is nice if you have capacity to plug them in.

Last year $275 from MrRackables was getting that chassis but with Platinum PSU not cheaper Gold model. I got 6 of that model last year at once from them and price went down per-unit so be sure to negotiate.
 
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All depends on what those rails and single power supply is worth to you. Keep in mind rails can be had for $50 used on eBay or. Light brand new directly from Newegg. Newegg is typically $72 or so but often run a $10 coupon code on those. I bought all my sets there for $62 shipped.


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