Suggestions for mounting 2.5" drives inside SuperMicro SC846 chassis
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That wasn't my intent. I was in the middle of writing up a blog post and jumped over here to post the promised results.
I was moving a bootenv from one zpool to another. It was accomplished over a few hours, a dinner, an HBA which didn't work, a missed bootfs, and smashed rails. Photos and text here: Adding a zroot pool to an existing system – Dan Langille's Other Diary
Slightly relevant to this thread as I now plan to migrate that chassis to a SuperMicro and use the same internal-drive approach.
I was moving a bootenv from one zpool to another. It was accomplished over a few hours, a dinner, an HBA which didn't work, a missed bootfs, and smashed rails. Photos and text here: Adding a zroot pool to an existing system – Dan Langille's Other Diary
Slightly relevant to this thread as I now plan to migrate that chassis to a SuperMicro and use the same internal-drive approach.
FYI, there's some new(ish?) 2.5" converter drive trays that Supermicro sells:
Supermicro (Gen 5.5) Tool-Less 3.5" to 2.5" Converter Drive Tray (MCP-220-00118-0B)
https://store.supermicro.com/mcp-220-00118-0b.html
Supermicro (Gen 5.5) Tool-Less 3.5" to 2.5" Converter Drive Tray (MCP-220-00118-0B)
https://store.supermicro.com/mcp-220-00118-0b.html
- 3.5" to 2.5" Converter HDD/SSD Tray
- Hot-Swappable
- Tool-less version of MCP-220-00043-0N
- Supermicro Certified
I agree, these are good. I bought two of them recently and have been using them. Very nice.
For those of you with 3D printers, you have a few options - and many work with non-Supermicro chassis as well.
The one below is much the only option if you have the big 15mm height SAS drives, like the STEC s840:
www.thingiverse.com
This one lets you use the older SC trays without the 2.5" mounting holes (especially if you use a few dabs of hot-glue or thin double-sided tape):
www.thingiverse.com
And this one doesn't use any screws to mount it into the sled because it has little nubs (to save you 4 screws!). Just screws for the SSD, which 2 normal generic screws might work fine with the older SC trays that do not have the 2.5" holes:
www.thingiverse.com
I suggest printing in PETG for the higher-temps, just in case the SSD gets too warm (PETG can handle up to 80C, whereas PLA can only go to 55C). But PLA could work fine, just might get brittle if you run high-ish temps in your workhorse.
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Also, if you're interested, I have more Supermicro/server-related 3D models I've printed/bookmarked:
www.thingiverse.com
There are a few more variants of SC 2.5" drive adapters, including one if you wanted more airflow.
The one below is much the only option if you have the big 15mm height SAS drives, like the STEC s840:
Simple 2.5" to 3.5" Hot Swap Tray Adapter by Trahloc
Originally built for Supermicro hotswap trays using Apexio's design. After printing and thinking about it decided a more generic version could be made that would also work on Chenbro and Norco cases. Have not made these for older Supermicro trays that don't have 2.5" screw holes, eventually...
www.thingiverse.com
This one lets you use the older SC trays without the 2.5" mounting holes (especially if you use a few dabs of hot-glue or thin double-sided tape):
Supermicro server hot swap 3.5" to 2.5" HDD/SSD adapter, MCP-220-00043-0N by wanhaofan1
This is a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter for some Supermicro servers. Specifically, it replaces the bracket in Supermicro part number MCP-220-00043-0N. In other words, printing this allows you to use a 2.5" drive in your current 3.5" drive tray. Note that some 3.5" drive trays do not have 2.5" mounting...
www.thingiverse.com
And this one doesn't use any screws to mount it into the sled because it has little nubs (to save you 4 screws!). Just screws for the SSD, which 2 normal generic screws might work fine with the older SC trays that do not have the 2.5" holes:
2.5" to 3.5" drive sled / hot swap adapter by notnyt
This is an adapter for a 2.5" drive to fit in a 3.5" sled. Pictured in supermicro hot swap sled.
www.thingiverse.com
I suggest printing in PETG for the higher-temps, just in case the SSD gets too warm (PETG can handle up to 80C, whereas PLA can only go to 55C). But PLA could work fine, just might get brittle if you run high-ish temps in your workhorse.
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Also, if you're interested, I have more Supermicro/server-related 3D models I've printed/bookmarked:
Thingiverse - Digital Designs for Physical Objects
Download files and build them with your 3D printer, laser cutter, or CNC. Thingiverse is a universe of things.
www.thingiverse.com
There are a few more variants of SC 2.5" drive adapters, including one if you wanted more airflow.
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