So it's finally time to expand my storage! This will be used for back-ups and media playback. Here are my FreeNAS (11.1) specs:
I plan to put all of my new drives in my 847 which is SAS2 with all SATA drives today. It is connected to the 2308-l8e with a pair of cables that I can't remember the number of (I want to say 8088).
Now to the actual question... I would like the new array to storage roughly 100TB. I've come up with a few options:
The Exos X16 is the most price attractive option with the least amount of drives. This let's me add another 100TB without any trouble. Will this work properly with my controller and expander? Any issues with FreeNAS 11.1 (I've been delaying my upgrade to TrueNAS just because...it ain't broke)?
If I opt for the Ultrastar drives, will these work? I've read they have a new format of SATA power connector and I can't seem to figure out if it will work. I tried searching before I posted!!!
Thanks in advance!!!
Processor(s) | (2) Intel Xeon E5-2670 @ 2.6 GHz |
Motherboard | Supermicro X9DR7-LNF4-JBOD |
Memory | 256 GB Samsung ECC Registered DDR3 @ 1600 MHz |
Chassis | Supermicro CSE-846TQ |
Chassis | Supermicro CSE-847E16-RJBOD1 |
HBA | Supermicro AOC-2308-l8e |
HBA | LSI 9200-8e |
Solid State Storage | (2) Intel S3700 200GB SSD |
Hard Drive Storage | (8) HGST Ultrastar 2TB Hard Drives (SATA) |
Hard Drive Storage | (20) HGST Ultrastar 3TB Hard Drives (SAS and SATA mix) |
Hard Drive Storage | (10) HGST Ultrastar 3TB Hard Drives (SAS and SATA mix) |
Network Adapter | (2) Intel X520-DA2 Dual Port 10 Gbps Network Adapters |
I plan to put all of my new drives in my 847 which is SAS2 with all SATA drives today. It is connected to the 2308-l8e with a pair of cables that I can't remember the number of (I want to say 8088).
Now to the actual question... I would like the new array to storage roughly 100TB. I've come up with a few options:
Drive | TB | Qty | Price | Total Price | Raw Storage | RaidZ Level | RaidZ Storage | Price Per TB |
Ebay White Label | 12 | 12 | $ 215 | $ 2,580 | 144 | 3 | 108 | $ 23.89 |
DC HC520 | 12 | 12 | $ 238 | $ 2,855 | 144 | 3 | 108 | $ 26.43 |
DC HC530 | 14 | 12 | $ 290 | $ 3,479 | 168 | 3 | 126 | $ 27.61 |
Exos X16 | 16 | 10 | $ 290 | $ 2,900 | 160 | 2 | 128 | $ 22.65 |
DC HC550 | 16 | 10 | $ 360 | $ 3,600 | 160 | 2 | 128 | $ 28.12 |
The Exos X16 is the most price attractive option with the least amount of drives. This let's me add another 100TB without any trouble. Will this work properly with my controller and expander? Any issues with FreeNAS 11.1 (I've been delaying my upgrade to TrueNAS just because...it ain't broke)?
If I opt for the Ultrastar drives, will these work? I've read they have a new format of SATA power connector and I can't seem to figure out if it will work. I tried searching before I posted!!!
Thanks in advance!!!