I'm having such a hard time picking out a barebone box for ZFS NAS or Windoze Storage Space datastore for vSphere/Hyper-V lab or backup restore testing, etc...; basically a production secondary storage NAS.
I spent 3 days and still can't get it together. Maybe it wold be easier to spend on a barebone and not pick out components. Pulling my hair out right now.
Already have these hardware:
6 x 5TB SATA
1 x Intel DC S3700 100 GB SSD for ZIL
2 x M1015 IT MODE HBA
Networking (ConnectX-2, transceiver, OM3 cable, 10GbE SFP+ switch)
Planning to use either OmniOS & Napp-It or Windows 2016 Storage Space.
Budget ~ $2000 for Chassis, Motherboard, 2 x Xeon, and 64GB ECC RAM.
Requirement:
- Chassis with SAS2 (6Gbps backplane), at least 12 x 3.5" hot swap. Nice to have optional 2 x 2.5" or 3.5" hot-swap in the back.
- Redundant Power Supplies.
- 2 x Xeon. Don't care about speed, number of core (4 core per proc minimal), or power saving.
- 64GB ECC RAM. DDR4 or DDR3 (cheaper right now).
Used server is fine. Prefer Supermicro for more flexibility in terms of hardware compatibility unless someone can convince me to get an HP or Dell where I can put generic components (i.e. HDD, SDD) in without issues or stress.
I have looked at SuperMicro website and looked at all the 12 x 3.5" boxes. If I go DIY route by getting a Supermicro MB and want to use the 2 x M1015 I already have, what's the most cost effective options? What about the SAS expander? Don't I need SAS2 for 6Gbps support? Do I need two/dual connections on the SAS expander in order to make use of the bandwidth on the M1015? Or maybe I don't need the expander and just hook the hard drive up directly to the M1015 via fan-out cable?
I've looked at some older HP server like the DL180 G6, but the backplane is 3Gbps. Any other models with 12 x 3.5" hot-swap that is 6Gbps? Compatibility with generic components?
Thank you guys!
I spent 3 days and still can't get it together. Maybe it wold be easier to spend on a barebone and not pick out components. Pulling my hair out right now.
Already have these hardware:
6 x 5TB SATA
1 x Intel DC S3700 100 GB SSD for ZIL
2 x M1015 IT MODE HBA
Networking (ConnectX-2, transceiver, OM3 cable, 10GbE SFP+ switch)
Planning to use either OmniOS & Napp-It or Windows 2016 Storage Space.
Budget ~ $2000 for Chassis, Motherboard, 2 x Xeon, and 64GB ECC RAM.
Requirement:
- Chassis with SAS2 (6Gbps backplane), at least 12 x 3.5" hot swap. Nice to have optional 2 x 2.5" or 3.5" hot-swap in the back.
- Redundant Power Supplies.
- 2 x Xeon. Don't care about speed, number of core (4 core per proc minimal), or power saving.
- 64GB ECC RAM. DDR4 or DDR3 (cheaper right now).
Used server is fine. Prefer Supermicro for more flexibility in terms of hardware compatibility unless someone can convince me to get an HP or Dell where I can put generic components (i.e. HDD, SDD) in without issues or stress.
I have looked at SuperMicro website and looked at all the 12 x 3.5" boxes. If I go DIY route by getting a Supermicro MB and want to use the 2 x M1015 I already have, what's the most cost effective options? What about the SAS expander? Don't I need SAS2 for 6Gbps support? Do I need two/dual connections on the SAS expander in order to make use of the bandwidth on the M1015? Or maybe I don't need the expander and just hook the hard drive up directly to the M1015 via fan-out cable?
I've looked at some older HP server like the DL180 G6, but the backplane is 3Gbps. Any other models with 12 x 3.5" hot-swap that is 6Gbps? Compatibility with generic components?
Thank you guys!