Hey Guys,
I have purchased a Dell R720 server (unfortunately it was the 2.5" drive variety which has 16 slots) and I have a BUNCH of Enterprise SAS and Normal Sata 3.5" drives already in my possession. I was actually hoping to just use the R720 as my storage platform instead of adding any separate enclosure. It was such a great deal $200 delivered), I jumped at it. I put in a LSI 9207-8E to communicate with the enclosure and it appears to see everything I load in either of the below enclosures.
Now I am contemplating using the MD1200 (12 3.5" bay enclosure I got at the same time for $200) or the SA120 I just bought. The MD1200 was built Jan 2011, so way before these really high capacity drives came out. The SA120 is current model (had manufacture date of Nov 2015). I outfitted the SA120 with Dual PS and Dual IO interface (probably overkill but oh well).
Is there any significant advantage to using either one over the other? I know the MD1200 was much more expensive and seems heavier duty but I am concerned with it's ability to use current HDDs like 8TB or higher without throwing errors or having issues. I am also just now starting to realize the Financial impact of running a Server and Enclosure 24/7. My math shows it will be around $250 a year just to power a server and enclosure with HDDs.
Any advice for a nub to this world? I am just building storage for my home backups and movie serving to a PLEX box. I have so many irons in the fire on this project right now, I don't know which way to turn.
I have purchased a Dell R720 server (unfortunately it was the 2.5" drive variety which has 16 slots) and I have a BUNCH of Enterprise SAS and Normal Sata 3.5" drives already in my possession. I was actually hoping to just use the R720 as my storage platform instead of adding any separate enclosure. It was such a great deal $200 delivered), I jumped at it. I put in a LSI 9207-8E to communicate with the enclosure and it appears to see everything I load in either of the below enclosures.
Now I am contemplating using the MD1200 (12 3.5" bay enclosure I got at the same time for $200) or the SA120 I just bought. The MD1200 was built Jan 2011, so way before these really high capacity drives came out. The SA120 is current model (had manufacture date of Nov 2015). I outfitted the SA120 with Dual PS and Dual IO interface (probably overkill but oh well).
Is there any significant advantage to using either one over the other? I know the MD1200 was much more expensive and seems heavier duty but I am concerned with it's ability to use current HDDs like 8TB or higher without throwing errors or having issues. I am also just now starting to realize the Financial impact of running a Server and Enclosure 24/7. My math shows it will be around $250 a year just to power a server and enclosure with HDDs.
Any advice for a nub to this world? I am just building storage for my home backups and movie serving to a PLEX box. I have so many irons in the fire on this project right now, I don't know which way to turn.