Build’s Name: RAIDzilla 2.5
Operating System/ Storage Platform: FreeBSD 10.3 / ZFS
CPU: 2 * Intel Xeon E5620
Motherboard: Supermicro X8DTH-iF
Chassis: Supermicro SC836BA-R920B
Drives: 16 * HGST HUH728080AL4200 8TB (storage) + Samsung MZ-7KE256BW (OS)
RAM: 12 * HMT31GR7AFR4C-H9 (96GB total)
Add-in Cards: LSI 9201-16i (internal storage), LSI 9200-8e (for LTO library), Intel X540-T1 10GbE, OCZ Velodrive VD-HHPX8-300G PCIe SSD
Power Supply: 2 * 920W Supermicro SQ hot-swap
Other Bits: DVD drive, Dell PowerVault TL4000 48-slot LTO-4 library
Usage Profile: Backup server, video archiving (cameras on my race car), CD image storage, misc.
I had posted an earlier version of this build (RAIDzilla II) in the "show us your build" thread here. I've been working on a writeup of the new version since January and it still isn't completely done, so I figured I'd publish it now and document the build here as well.
Lots of interesting things going on - custom flat SAS cables, 4K native (not 512e) drives, and other stuff.
The initial goal was to reduce power consumption / heat without sacrificing performance. I then decided to go with a newer generation of CPU, twice the memory, and 4 times the disk capacity. I have upgraded two of my RAIDzilla II systems so far. I'll probably run with just those two right now, and keep the two non-upgraded systems powered off until I need more than 256TB of storage (hopefully, not for another 5 years).
RAIDzilla 2.5 upgrade article here. Original RAIDzilla II article here. For completeness, the first RAIDzilla (11 years ago) article here. Feel free to ask any question you'd like.
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RAIDzilla 2.5 above RAIDzilla II:
Operating System/ Storage Platform: FreeBSD 10.3 / ZFS
CPU: 2 * Intel Xeon E5620
Motherboard: Supermicro X8DTH-iF
Chassis: Supermicro SC836BA-R920B
Drives: 16 * HGST HUH728080AL4200 8TB (storage) + Samsung MZ-7KE256BW (OS)
RAM: 12 * HMT31GR7AFR4C-H9 (96GB total)
Add-in Cards: LSI 9201-16i (internal storage), LSI 9200-8e (for LTO library), Intel X540-T1 10GbE, OCZ Velodrive VD-HHPX8-300G PCIe SSD
Power Supply: 2 * 920W Supermicro SQ hot-swap
Other Bits: DVD drive, Dell PowerVault TL4000 48-slot LTO-4 library
Usage Profile: Backup server, video archiving (cameras on my race car), CD image storage, misc.
I had posted an earlier version of this build (RAIDzilla II) in the "show us your build" thread here. I've been working on a writeup of the new version since January and it still isn't completely done, so I figured I'd publish it now and document the build here as well.
Lots of interesting things going on - custom flat SAS cables, 4K native (not 512e) drives, and other stuff.
The initial goal was to reduce power consumption / heat without sacrificing performance. I then decided to go with a newer generation of CPU, twice the memory, and 4 times the disk capacity. I have upgraded two of my RAIDzilla II systems so far. I'll probably run with just those two right now, and keep the two non-upgraded systems powered off until I need more than 256TB of storage (hopefully, not for another 5 years).
RAIDzilla 2.5 upgrade article here. Original RAIDzilla II article here. For completeness, the first RAIDzilla (11 years ago) article here. Feel free to ask any question you'd like.
Inside:
Front:
Back:
RAIDzilla 2.5 above RAIDzilla II: