Greetings,
I have been asked to set up and install a storage server but due to constraints related to available space and esthetics in the ongoing renovation, the home network is being installed in a wallmount rack. I have a total of 21U vertical space but depth from front of rack to wall is approximately 14 inches. 15U is available to work with as the remaining space is taken up by the switch, a pfSense box and 4x CyberPower UPS units.
A NAS solution like Synology's 1813+ is not being considered because the owner wants to move away from Synology after a couple of bad experiences and because the non-corporate units (which would fit in the available space) don't offer the storage density being asked for.
I have found two similar 4-bay SAS enclosures which have the right physical size and are relatively low-cost but have only a single SFF-8088 port:
GAGE104U40BK-MS - Build-to-Order - 1U 4x3.5" Trayless miniSAS SFF8088 Enclosure 150W Black
Addonics Product: 1U RAID Rack with mini SAS, SFF-8088 (R1MSAS)
Has anyone seen anything similar but with two SFF-8088 for daisy-chaining units together?
My other options are to use 6 Sans Digital MobileStor MS8x6 (MobileSTOR MS8X6 - 8 Bay SATA/SAS to 6G SAS Expander JBOD Enclosure) for 48 drives, or to vertically mount something like Sans Digital's EliteStor 3U units for 32 drives. Both of these are pricier and the vertical mount is much less desirable due to space constraints and really having something cook underneath.
I have been asked to set up and install a storage server but due to constraints related to available space and esthetics in the ongoing renovation, the home network is being installed in a wallmount rack. I have a total of 21U vertical space but depth from front of rack to wall is approximately 14 inches. 15U is available to work with as the remaining space is taken up by the switch, a pfSense box and 4x CyberPower UPS units.
A NAS solution like Synology's 1813+ is not being considered because the owner wants to move away from Synology after a couple of bad experiences and because the non-corporate units (which would fit in the available space) don't offer the storage density being asked for.
I have found two similar 4-bay SAS enclosures which have the right physical size and are relatively low-cost but have only a single SFF-8088 port:
GAGE104U40BK-MS - Build-to-Order - 1U 4x3.5" Trayless miniSAS SFF8088 Enclosure 150W Black
Addonics Product: 1U RAID Rack with mini SAS, SFF-8088 (R1MSAS)
Has anyone seen anything similar but with two SFF-8088 for daisy-chaining units together?
My other options are to use 6 Sans Digital MobileStor MS8x6 (MobileSTOR MS8X6 - 8 Bay SATA/SAS to 6G SAS Expander JBOD Enclosure) for 48 drives, or to vertically mount something like Sans Digital's EliteStor 3U units for 32 drives. Both of these are pricier and the vertical mount is much less desirable due to space constraints and really having something cook underneath.