HDDs array physical connections

[Surfparadise]

Hi all,

 

I'm building my unraid server with the follow configuration, my objective is Zero Noise and lowest possible power consumption with plex trasconding capabilities:

 

 

https://www.asrockind.com/en-gb/IMB-V1000 CPU (V1605B, 4C/8T, 2GHz, TPD 12-25W) - CPU mark 6876 !!

 

Chip JMB585  PCI-E X4 5 ports sata (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B0924NTM7Y/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2JMKXYAPJTG3M&psc=1)

 

Crucial P2 CT500P2SSD8 Disco Duro sólido Interno SSD de 500GB, de hasta 2400 MB/s NVME (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B086BGWNY8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A1AT7YVPFBWXBL&psc=1)

 

Crucial RAM CT16G4SFD824A 16 GB DDR4 2400 MHz CL17 (https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B019FRBHZ0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1AT7YVPFBWXBL&psc=1)

 

KabelDirekt – 3 Cables SATA-3 de 6Gb/s – 30cm, ángulo de 90° 

 

Fractal Design Node 304

 

Cooler Master MasterWatt 450 EU - PSU, Semi-Fanless Modular, 80 Plus Bronze, 450W, MPX-4501-AMAAB-EU

 

SanDisk SDCZ33-016G-G35, Memoria con USB 2.0, 16GB, (Unraid SO)

 

(total cost about 750 eur, total power consumption in idle status less than 15w ....I hope)

 

This single computer board has 2 sata ports on boards. Can I mix the HDDs and connect 5 of them on the HBA board and the other 2 on the onboard sata connectors?

There are any problem in terms of performance/stability?

Once I have the array configured, can I swap the connector of 1 HDD with another (....of course when the system is in power off status)?

 

Thanks in advance

Best Regards

Marco

 

 

 

[Squid]

1 hour ago, Surfparadise said:

Can I mix the HDDs and connect 5 of them on the HBA board and the other 2 on the onboard sata connectors?

Yes

1 hour ago, Surfparadise said:

Once I have the array configured, can I swap the connector of 1 HDD with another (....of course when the system is in power off status)?

Yes

 

[Surfparadise]

There are any problem in terms of performance/stability?
 

This configuration is like a “best practice”? It will works well?

 

thanks

[Lolight]

8 hours ago, Surfparadise said:

I'm building my unraid server with the follow configuration, my objective is Zero Noise and lowest possible power consumption with plex trasconding capabilities...

Only hardware accelerated transcoding allows the lowest possible power consumption.

Plex doesn't support hardware transcoding on AMD.

You'll need Intel's QuickSync for that.

Edited July 15, 2021 by Lolight

[Surfparadise]

Thank you very much, I have no idea that plex doesn't support AMD HW decoding. It's a pity!!!! You save me to do an orrible mistake.

Seems to be a workaroud (https://forums.plex.tv/t/got-hw-transcoding-to-work-with-libva-vaapi-on-ryzen-apu-ryzen-7-4700u/676546/64) but I don't want to spend 750eur and use my huge plex library betting on a workaround.

 

So, I need to rethink my configuration. 😞