Quanta 2U D51B: LGA2011-3, 24 x 2.5" Trays, 10 GbE, Rails $250 OBO

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Yeah, I definitely got the 1U rails made by King Slide. Part number on sticker matches the FRU part list. I sent them a masterpiece drawing showing the difference in the rails (attached).
 

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So far the server itself is good. I put 2x 2620-v3 together with 4x16GB into it. Updated the firmware of BMC, BIOS, Raid card, and expander to latest versions I could find.
Now it's time to dig disks out of my boxes while waiting for rails. ;)
 
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I did 2x 2620v3's also. At 20 bucks each they're an amazing bang for the buck.
 
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For the SAS3008, anyone know if it fits the current 9271 bracket that came with the server. Is it a simple swap and add back in? Looks like it might line up from the pictures
 
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YuanyangX said:
So far the server itself is good. I put 2x 2620-v3 together with 4x16GB into it. Updated the firmware of BMC, BIOS, Raid card, and expander to latest versions I could find.
Now it's time to dig disks out of my boxes while waiting for rails. ;)
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How did you update the expander firmware?
 
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I did 2x 2620v3's also. At 20 bucks each they're an amazing bang for the buck.
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Is that the current best bang for the buck Haswell Xeon? Last year I picked up some E5-2603 v3 so I could test v3 systems boards... but the 2620v3 seems to be about the same price or less...
 
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It looks like a 3108 to me. You could tell from the data ports, they're SAS12/ Mini SAS HD/SFF-8643.
If it's a 9271, it will have another kind of data ports, which is SFF-8087.
So enjoy your fast SAS3108 card. If you still would like an HBA card, such as SAS3008, for better compatibility, you could definitely reuse the bracket.
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Yeah P/N does show it's a SAS3108. Both servers i got have the same card so guess i got lucky indeed. I'm using the server for freenas build and it looks like you can run it in JBOD mode although SMART data might be an issue. If i run into issue i do have a pcie 3008 i might just throw in.
 
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Yeah P/N does show it's a SAS3108. Both servers i got have the same card so guess i got lucky indeed. I'm using the server for freenas build and it looks like you can run it in JBOD mode although SMART data might be an issue. If i run into issue i do have a pcie 3008 i might just throw in.
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With Windows 10 and using out-of-box driver, Crystal Disk Info can load most S.M.A.R.T. data, maybe all of it.
No matter the disk is a part of raid or in JBOD mode. I'm not familiar with FreeNAS but I think it might be able to load something...
 
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With Windows 10 and using out-of-box driver, Crystal Disk Info can load most S.M.A.R.T. data, maybe all of it.
No matter the disk is a part of raid or in JBOD mode. I'm not familiar with FreeNAS but I think it might be able to load something...
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The problem with FreeNAS is some of their LSI drivers don't implement the ability to allow tools like smartmontools to access the SMART data. It's not a hardware problem at all (as evidenced by your observation), it's a FreeNAS software problem.

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The problem with FreeNAS is some of their LSI drivers don't implement the ability to allow tools like smartmontools to access the SMART data. It's not a hardware problem at all (as evidenced by your observation), it's a FreeNAS software problem.

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Wow, I didn't know that. I'm using Windows all the time because of my job.
So... what if we change personality into "JBOD Personality" for SAS3108? It's a little different with setting JBOD for individual disk.
 
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Is that the current best bang for the buck Haswell Xeon? Last year I picked up some E5-2603 v3 so I could test v3 systems boards... but the 2620v3 seems to be about the same price or less...
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I got my 2620v3 CPUs for free from a friend. Considering $20 per CPU on ebay, I think it's good bang enough already. Even some good patch cables can cost that much...
 
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I just can not win...

Two sets of replacement rails showed up today. One set had the correct inner rails, the other set... Well I have no idea WTF they are supposed to be used on.

In picture, top two are correct, bottom two are wrong inners.
 

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Sean B said:
I just can not win...

Two sets of replacement rails showed up today. One set had the correct inner rails, the other set... Well I have no idea WTF they are supposed to be used on.

In picture, top two are correct, bottom two are wrong inners.
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Same here. 4 rails (2 sets) that came with mine all wrong. Got replacements and 3 of the 4 rails good with 1 closer but still not correct. Got another response from the seller saying another set is coming.. meaning 2? I only need 1 and now have 5 (2.5 sets) rails sitting here with nothing to use them for. Maybe i can sell them for some extra RAM money. /shrug

I'd really like to get these racked.
unrelated.. my RAM is in limbo with USPS for the last two weeks 'In Transit to Next Facility' since 4/13 sigh.
 
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