This is a newer package than the one previously listed here in July. I am selling one of my RAIDzilla II systems. This is a ready-to-go system (just add an operating system of your choice, as 16 * 2TB WD RE4 drives are installed, as are 2 * 320GB WD Black drives, DVD-RW, and PCIe SSD Cache card). Specific contents:
This is a picture of the actual system. Asking $700. Remember, even the "Great Deals" thread only went down to $30/drive for a 2TB drive, so you get $480 worth of drives before considering the rest of the compnents, and the convenience of having it assembled and tested for you. I will deliver for free in the larger tri-state area (NY/NJ/CT/PA), or you can pick it up in North Jersey. I don't have packing materials for the system, so shipping it is out of the question, sorry.
This is a picture of two systems. I am listing a single system. I have a second identical system if you are looking for more than one for some reason. I can also supply spare disk drives if desired, and/or an LTO-4 drive and some tapes if you want to experiment with tape backup. Let me know what you're looking for - I probably have it.
- Ci Design NSR316 chassis (3RU rackmount)
- Supermicro X8DTH-iF motherboard w/ IPMI, no on-board SAS
- 2 * E5520 CPU w/ 2* STS100C heatsink / fan
- 6 * Hynix HMT31GR7AFR4C-H9 8GB DIMMs (1066) (48GB total)
- 3Ware 9650SE-16ML SATA RAID controller (can also do JBOD) w/ battery backup option installed
- 4 * CBL-SFF8087-05M controller-to-backplane cables
- 2 * WD3200BEKT SATA drives (320GB WD Black for OS)
- 16 * WD2003FYYS SATA drives (2TB, 64MB cache, 7200 RPM, enterprise grade). Even Dell just re-labels these and doesn't have any different firmare - these are the -02W0B0 variant (retail / bulk distribution, non-OEM, with the redesigned platters for greater reliability).
- DL-8ATS slot-load SATA DVD drive
- OCZ Z-Drive PCIe SSD (Older, modular PCIe SSD currently configured as a stripeset totalling 256GB)
- SAS 5/E external SAS controller
- 2 * spare power supplies
This is a picture of the actual system. Asking $700. Remember, even the "Great Deals" thread only went down to $30/drive for a 2TB drive, so you get $480 worth of drives before considering the rest of the compnents, and the convenience of having it assembled and tested for you. I will deliver for free in the larger tri-state area (NY/NJ/CT/PA), or you can pick it up in North Jersey. I don't have packing materials for the system, so shipping it is out of the question, sorry.
This is a picture of two systems. I am listing a single system. I have a second identical system if you are looking for more than one for some reason. I can also supply spare disk drives if desired, and/or an LTO-4 drive and some tapes if you want to experiment with tape backup. Let me know what you're looking for - I probably have it.
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