Project: Little Black NAS
Build’s Name: The Green Hornet
Operating System/ Storage Platform: TrueNAS Core (now) or TrueNAS Scale (maybe)
CPU: intel Xeon D-1520
Motherboard: Supermicro X10SDV-4C-TLN2F with active cooler
Chassis: iStarUSA S-35EX
Drives: Micron 5100 ECO 7.68TB (14), Micron 5300 Pro 7.68TB (4), samsung PM983 M.2 3.84TB (2), intel Optane 900P U.2 280GB, intel DC S3500 120GB (2)
RAM: 128GB PC4-2400T - 32GB PC4-2400T (4)
Add-in Cards: Christian Payne customized bifurcation riser x8x4x4 supports m.2 22110 double height m.2 sockets; Broadcom 9400-16i HBA
Power Supply: Sparkle SPI270LE 80+ Flex ATX
Other Bits: Icy Dock 6x9.5mm 2.5" Hotswap in 5.25" HH (3), slim ODD "shelled", illuminated momentary switch, green diffuse LEDs (2), black hex head screws, various sized nylon washers, various screws, sata and Mini-SAS HD forward breakout cables, intel m.2 to u.2 adapter, molex power splitters (3), sata power splitter, 40mm Noctua fan, 120mm Noctua fan, zip ties
Usage Profile: Itinerant storage for my digital life and media going back about 35 years.
Storage connected as follows:
Qty 14 Micron 5100 ECO 7.68TB connected to Broadcom 9400-16i HBA
Qty 2 Micron 5300 Pro 7.68TB connected to Broadcom 9400-16i HBA
Qty 2 Micron 5300 Pro 7.68TB connected to motherboard sata (4,5)
Qty 2 intel DC S3500 120GB connected to motherboard sata (2,3)
Qty 1 intel Optane 900P 280GB u.2 connected via onboard m.2 socket
Qty 2 samsung PM983 m.2 22110 3.84TB connected to c_payne bifurcation riser
Storage configured as follows:
Boot Pool: Mirror intel DC S3500 120GB
Capacity Pool: 3 x 6 RZ1 7.68TB sata Drives, 1 intel Optane 900P SLOG device, ~97TiB
VM Pool: Mirror PM983 3.84TB ~3.3TiB
Total usable storage ~100TiB
Status: This build is roughly complete and usable... a few changes coming... but it may never truly be finished.
The Green Hornet (other objects in image are there for scale)
(okay maybe I was just too lazy to clean up the table before taking the picture)
custom bifurcation riser and 9400-16i HBA
Mess 'o cables
Project Started: roughly 3/2021
Testing Started: 12/2021
Keys and LL of this build:
patience, trial and error, taking risks
basic understanding of pcie bifurcation practical implementation
do your research, leverage what others have done, read and understand the motherboard manuals before you buy anything then make a plan
start small to see what can be done then incrementally try more.
the funky mounting points at the top of the 5.25" bay area are for a slim ODD even though the bezel is not cut for it
don't use sata port 0 (superdom) if you are going to pull x4 from the onboard m.2 slot
Additional Details and pictures will be posted in subsequent reserved posts to this thread.
References:
U-NAS NSC-800 (this will be explained when I detail how I ended up starting this project.)
Tweaktown iStarUSA S35 Mini-ITX NAS Tower Chassis Review
Credits and Thank Yous for sharing:
@maes Fully loaded compact NAS (NSC-800) sending me some drive adapters for the NSC-800 and information about Christian Payne's work.
@JimPhreak Mini-ITX (or not?) storage chassis for SSDs (and especially the posts about the S-35EX)
@matt_garman Home Server Rebuild: S-35-DE5SL...
@pgh5278 Supermicro Xeon D / FCBGA 1667 Heatsink information
@IamSpartacus for this post about heatsink solutions
@craig24x for this post about heatsink solutions
@Danic for selling me his 6 bay icy dock to get me to three in this chassis (and for searching for the mounting screws)!
Build’s Name: The Green Hornet
Operating System/ Storage Platform: TrueNAS Core (now) or TrueNAS Scale (maybe)
CPU: intel Xeon D-1520
Motherboard: Supermicro X10SDV-4C-TLN2F with active cooler
Chassis: iStarUSA S-35EX
Drives: Micron 5100 ECO 7.68TB (14), Micron 5300 Pro 7.68TB (4), samsung PM983 M.2 3.84TB (2), intel Optane 900P U.2 280GB, intel DC S3500 120GB (2)
RAM: 128GB PC4-2400T - 32GB PC4-2400T (4)
Add-in Cards: Christian Payne customized bifurcation riser x8x4x4 supports m.2 22110 double height m.2 sockets; Broadcom 9400-16i HBA
Power Supply: Sparkle SPI270LE 80+ Flex ATX
Other Bits: Icy Dock 6x9.5mm 2.5" Hotswap in 5.25" HH (3), slim ODD "shelled", illuminated momentary switch, green diffuse LEDs (2), black hex head screws, various sized nylon washers, various screws, sata and Mini-SAS HD forward breakout cables, intel m.2 to u.2 adapter, molex power splitters (3), sata power splitter, 40mm Noctua fan, 120mm Noctua fan, zip ties
Usage Profile: Itinerant storage for my digital life and media going back about 35 years.
Storage connected as follows:
Qty 14 Micron 5100 ECO 7.68TB connected to Broadcom 9400-16i HBA
Qty 2 Micron 5300 Pro 7.68TB connected to Broadcom 9400-16i HBA
Qty 2 Micron 5300 Pro 7.68TB connected to motherboard sata (4,5)
Qty 2 intel DC S3500 120GB connected to motherboard sata (2,3)
Qty 1 intel Optane 900P 280GB u.2 connected via onboard m.2 socket
Qty 2 samsung PM983 m.2 22110 3.84TB connected to c_payne bifurcation riser
Storage configured as follows:
Boot Pool: Mirror intel DC S3500 120GB
Capacity Pool: 3 x 6 RZ1 7.68TB sata Drives, 1 intel Optane 900P SLOG device, ~97TiB
VM Pool: Mirror PM983 3.84TB ~3.3TiB
Total usable storage ~100TiB
Status: This build is roughly complete and usable... a few changes coming... but it may never truly be finished.
The Green Hornet (other objects in image are there for scale)
(okay maybe I was just too lazy to clean up the table before taking the picture)
custom bifurcation riser and 9400-16i HBA
Mess 'o cables
Project Started: roughly 3/2021
Testing Started: 12/2021
Keys and LL of this build:
patience, trial and error, taking risks
basic understanding of pcie bifurcation practical implementation
do your research, leverage what others have done, read and understand the motherboard manuals before you buy anything then make a plan
start small to see what can be done then incrementally try more.
the funky mounting points at the top of the 5.25" bay area are for a slim ODD even though the bezel is not cut for it
don't use sata port 0 (superdom) if you are going to pull x4 from the onboard m.2 slot
Additional Details and pictures will be posted in subsequent reserved posts to this thread.
References:
U-NAS NSC-800 (this will be explained when I detail how I ended up starting this project.)
Tweaktown iStarUSA S35 Mini-ITX NAS Tower Chassis Review
Credits and Thank Yous for sharing:
@maes Fully loaded compact NAS (NSC-800) sending me some drive adapters for the NSC-800 and information about Christian Payne's work.
@JimPhreak Mini-ITX (or not?) storage chassis for SSDs (and especially the posts about the S-35EX)
@matt_garman Home Server Rebuild: S-35-DE5SL...
@pgh5278 Supermicro Xeon D / FCBGA 1667 Heatsink information
@IamSpartacus for this post about heatsink solutions
@craig24x for this post about heatsink solutions
@Danic for selling me his 6 bay icy dock to get me to three in this chassis (and for searching for the mounting screws)!
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