I currently have an 6 drive SFF unraid server shamelessly lifted from here years ago. It's time for something a little more powerful. I'm hoping to run Unraid (obviously) and would like to be able to 1080p transcode if necessary. Don't have any real external playing yet, but would like to be able to transcode 3 streams simultaneously. I'll be running Plex as a Docker (or is the plug-in better?).
For Dockers, I was thinking of sabnzbd (nzbget?) / sickbeard (sonarr?) / couchpotato / utorrent, but these could easily be offloaded to a little Atom computer I have lying around if necessary.
Any advice or thoughts would be great Looking forward to a fun build.
Requirements:
Drives: 12-15 (I'd like a bit of room to grow)
Power: As low as possible without sacrificing usability
Noise: Lives in the basement, so not really a problem.
Hardware:
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352050
I've seen excellent reviews on this case, but not sure if it's the best, especially with hot swap bays?
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139121CORSAIR RM Series RM650 650W
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 Haswell 3.5GHz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117315
Motherboard: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182821
RAM: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148770
Drive Cage(s): ICY DOCK MB155SP-B (x2 for now, x3 later) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817994155
I've seen a bunch of once you go hot swap, you don't go back. I rarely enter my server once it's up, but the idea of being able to swap out drives without getting in the case is a nice idea. Could easily do without though.
SATA Expansion Card(s): Don't think I need any with 14 spots on the mobo?
Cables: generic SATA cables. Any recommendations?
Fans: Stock Fans
Parity Drive: Seagate 6TB Desktop HDD http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JBJ34WC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cache Drive: Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OAJ412U/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
"Docker" Drive: Samsung 830 128GB SSD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6146846&SID=i7cal53djr000kb500053
Data Drives:
Seagate 6TB Desktop HDD http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JBJ34WC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
5 x 3TB Hitachi Somethingorother (in my current build so I'd have to look)
1 x 3TB Western Digital Somethingorother (in my current build so I'd have to look)
1 x 3TB Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=6146846&SID=i7cap9bped000kb500053
Total Drive Capacity: 27 TB or so
Primary Use: Unraid Server, Plex Server (w/1080p Transcoding), sabnzbd (nzbget?), sickbeard (sonarr?), couchpotato
Likes: Nerdy things, long walks on the beach
Dislikes: That guy over there.
Add Ons Used:
Future Plans:
PS: Sorry I didn't get the linking right. I'll go look at the syntax and fix, but wanted to get the post up.