This will be for a virtualization build sitting next to my workstation in my office, so rackmount is not ideal.
Needs:
16 x SM 863 is around $2,400, or would it make more sense to go with consumer 2TB NVMe for around 8 x 2TB for $2,000?
My ideal chassis is the Dell T320 chassis with the Dell 2.5" bracket instead of the standard 3.5" brackets. There's the Dell T340 now also, which doesn't support the SFF brackets AFAIK. There's also the issue of not being able to find definitive information on whether or not a Dell T320 chassis supports standard mATX mounting positions; it's likely that it doesn't.
Needs:
- Minimum mATX support, ATX is fine
- Somewhat compact volume
- 16 x 2.5" SATA/SAS2 backplane (I'm fine with 5.25" bay adapters)
16 x SM 863 is around $2,400, or would it make more sense to go with consumer 2TB NVMe for around 8 x 2TB for $2,000?
My ideal chassis is the Dell T320 chassis with the Dell 2.5" bracket instead of the standard 3.5" brackets. There's the Dell T340 now also, which doesn't support the SFF brackets AFAIK. There's also the issue of not being able to find definitive information on whether or not a Dell T320 chassis supports standard mATX mounting positions; it's likely that it doesn't.