3U 3.5" 16HDD Backplane

[RSA]

I'd like to make my own chassis like a Storinator. And i looking for backplane, i've found this one - SAS-936EL - SAS 6G, but i need SAS 12G. Maybe you know about Supermicro or another backplane for 16 3.5" HDD with vertical mounting ?

 

[nthu9280]

I don't know others but if you can find Supermicro 936-A backplane, it should support 12GB/s (unofficially). Unless you are going to use a mix of SSDs, 6Gbps shouldn't bottleneck mechanical drives.

 

[RSA]

I don't know others but if you can find Supermicro 936-A backplane, it should support 12GB/s (unofficially). Unless you are going to use a mix of SSDs, 6Gbps shouldn't bottleneck mechanical drives.

Thanks ! also i've few 12G SSD 2.5" and maybe split them with mechanical drives and my mobo EPC612D4U-2T8R has 2 12G ports. For future 12G preffered, because i need to do a lot of work for made my own enclosure and i don't want to do enclosure modifications again.

 

[Rand__]

I am afraid since this chassis (SC936, also SC933, same formfactor) is discontinued you will be out of luck -
> an -A or TQ backplane will be your only option as these are direct attached.

I'd second @nthu9280 's recommendation of the 936A

Check Supermicro® Accessories for Application-Optimized Solutions | Products - Super Micro Computer, Inc. -> SAS/2/3 Backplanes for all options ...

 

[RSA]

Maybe non Supermicro ? Intel ?

 

[RSA]

or use 2*8 backplanes, but i'm afraid about total length

 

[Rand__]

Well most modern servers have moved to horizontal layout since you get 16 drives in the same space ...
Maybe some EMC or SUN/Oracle boxes but nothing easily obtainable I think

 

[kapone]

Any particular reason you're going to all that effort, instead of buying something like this and then focussing on getting the right trays (3D print?)?

IBM Cloud Object Storage Slicestor 3448 4U 48B LFF 3.5" Barebone w/2x SAS9300-8i | eBay

$600 and it's SAS3 and 48 bays and vertical layout.

 

[RSA]

i mean 2*8 like this one -

And final get smth like this -

 

[Rand__]

Probably nobody has tried that, so no answers here