My home server currently runs off a SuperMicro X8ST3-F, which has been in use for about the last 5 years.
Basic specs:
X8ST3-F
Xeon E5640
24gb DDR3
30tb worth of drives (9 disks plus a hotswap bay which occasionally gets used)
For various reasons, I'm currently looking into a board upgrade.
The biggest issue I've currently got is that the integrated LSI controller doesn't support over 2tb drives, along with the odd random freeze, which I suspect to be board / LSI controller related. The Java IPMI isn't too clever either, although that rarely gets used.
Essentially speaking, other than the LSI controller issues, the current board / chip is just fine for my needs.
A little more speed would be nice sure, but other than that nothing really stands out to me as being a must-have feature from newer generations.
All of this leaves me wondering exactly which path to take in replacing this.
Board size is no issue, and power consumption is relatively low on the list of things I care about.
As I see it, these are the options which immediately jump out at me:
1. SuperMicro X10SL7-F (or similar) - Cheaper option, solves the SATA issue, but still rather elderly.
2. Current Ryzen desktop board- Looses IPMI, no dual NIC
3. AsRock Rack Ryzen board, something like the X470D4U- Not enough onboard SATA ports, so would have to add a HBA
At the minute, none of the options I can see are especially appealing, which is why I'm looking to see if anyone has any better ideas / thoughts....
I suppose an obvious 'easy' help would be to reduce the number of disks, but half of the reason for the upgrade is so I can stuff 6 / 8 tb drives in place of some of the smaller ones, and in doing so I'd end up with not much more storage unless adding a HBA.....
Basic specs:
X8ST3-F
Xeon E5640
24gb DDR3
30tb worth of drives (9 disks plus a hotswap bay which occasionally gets used)
For various reasons, I'm currently looking into a board upgrade.
The biggest issue I've currently got is that the integrated LSI controller doesn't support over 2tb drives, along with the odd random freeze, which I suspect to be board / LSI controller related. The Java IPMI isn't too clever either, although that rarely gets used.
Essentially speaking, other than the LSI controller issues, the current board / chip is just fine for my needs.
A little more speed would be nice sure, but other than that nothing really stands out to me as being a must-have feature from newer generations.
All of this leaves me wondering exactly which path to take in replacing this.
Board size is no issue, and power consumption is relatively low on the list of things I care about.
As I see it, these are the options which immediately jump out at me:
1. SuperMicro X10SL7-F (or similar) - Cheaper option, solves the SATA issue, but still rather elderly.
2. Current Ryzen desktop board- Looses IPMI, no dual NIC
3. AsRock Rack Ryzen board, something like the X470D4U- Not enough onboard SATA ports, so would have to add a HBA
At the minute, none of the options I can see are especially appealing, which is why I'm looking to see if anyone has any better ideas / thoughts....
I suppose an obvious 'easy' help would be to reduce the number of disks, but half of the reason for the upgrade is so I can stuff 6 / 8 tb drives in place of some of the smaller ones, and in doing so I'd end up with not much more storage unless adding a HBA.....