I have a PLINK IPC-ML4U20-MSAS with 20 HDD and 4 SSD, but lately I've grown tired of having to derack it to get into the case. It is on generic rails which don't pull out far enough to allow the top to come off. Rather than solve that problem, I decided to look at the 846 chassis after getting recommendations from various usual suspects.
I know someone with a new and unloved 846E16-R1200B they'll let me have at what I think is a fair price.
I'll move everything over and go from there. It contains a SAS expander so I'll go from 3x SAS2008 HBA to one. The drive bays will be filled with spinning drives, so I don't think that HBA change will amount to much.
Having some empty drive bays will make replacing drives easier. I'm also hoping that not having to derack the case to get inside it will help.
For now, I'm off to get pizza and hope that my brain can stop thinking about options.
Ideas? Thoughts?
Thanks.
I know someone with a new and unloved 846E16-R1200B they'll let me have at what I think is a fair price.
I'll move everything over and go from there. It contains a SAS expander so I'll go from 3x SAS2008 HBA to one. The drive bays will be filled with spinning drives, so I don't think that HBA change will amount to much.
Having some empty drive bays will make replacing drives easier. I'm also hoping that not having to derack the case to get inside it will help.
For now, I'm off to get pizza and hope that my brain can stop thinking about options.
Ideas? Thoughts?
Thanks.