Hi all. My current storage nas is running out of space (qnap thingie) so I want to build a new server or 2 (or one with additional disk chassis hanging off it) to replace it and give me a little more flexiblity.
I've got a 600x600 rack already that has all my music production interfaces and switches etc in there so I'd like the servers to fit into the rack which means I'm limited to half depth/shallow cases.
Where I'm struggling is working out which are a) the best cases to use b) the best motherboard and c) what is the best solution. It doesn't help I'm in the UK so we don't have half the options you guys in the states have for alot of this stuff.
B and C are where I'm confused more than anything else but the choice of C kinda effects B and A I think so i'm after a little advice.
Am I better just buying one case and filling it with a MB hanging a load of disks off the internal interfaces and being done with it. Or am I better having one case for the motherboard etc and then a hba card over to a disk case with hotswap backplane etc. What are the pros/cons of either solution. Suggestions of hardware would also be appreciated.
If it helps at all disk IO is going to be important to me as its mostly used for music mastering and video rendering / editing. There's no real budget assigned to this but I'd like to keep it below £1k for the base system excluding drives so I'm fine with ebay / slightly older parts if it gives me more options that latest and greatest don't offer.
I've got a 600x600 rack already that has all my music production interfaces and switches etc in there so I'd like the servers to fit into the rack which means I'm limited to half depth/shallow cases.
Where I'm struggling is working out which are a) the best cases to use b) the best motherboard and c) what is the best solution. It doesn't help I'm in the UK so we don't have half the options you guys in the states have for alot of this stuff.
B and C are where I'm confused more than anything else but the choice of C kinda effects B and A I think so i'm after a little advice.
Am I better just buying one case and filling it with a MB hanging a load of disks off the internal interfaces and being done with it. Or am I better having one case for the motherboard etc and then a hba card over to a disk case with hotswap backplane etc. What are the pros/cons of either solution. Suggestions of hardware would also be appreciated.
If it helps at all disk IO is going to be important to me as its mostly used for music mastering and video rendering / editing. There's no real budget assigned to this but I'd like to keep it below £1k for the base system excluding drives so I'm fine with ebay / slightly older parts if it gives me more options that latest and greatest don't offer.