UnRaid_11318 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Hello Everyone, I would love your thoughts and opinions on a new Unraid server that I am considering. I primarily use Unraid as a media storage and plex server. I currently have an i3-4130 with 16GB of RAM that can have trouble transcoding single stream x265 movies when watching remotely. It also has trouble when a couple of family members stream remotely at the same time. I have access to an Intel NUC9 Extreme i9-9980HK with 16GB of RAM through work. It is a tiny little powerhouse with a single PCIe x16 (Gen3) slot. I was thinking about pairing it with a LSI-9400-16e that would go into the PCIe x16 (Gen3) slot and a QNAP TL-D1600S JBOD Storage Enclosure for all the hard drives. My thought was that this could be a spiffy, small form factor Unraid server to last a while, that could be easily moved if needed, with enough power to run Plex transcodes and maybe a VM or two. Is this a good idea? Or will the CPU and HBA card not be enough, and I should focus on a solution that has two PCIe x16 slots so I can add an Nvidia GPU for transcoding? I would love to know your thoughts! Thank you for your help! Quote Link to comment
Vr2Io Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 QNAP TL-D1600S JBOD Storage Enclosure is some kind SATA enclosure solution, you always need 4 cable for 12 disks and those cable can't too long. SAS ( can use SATA disks ) always recommend. You may got some problem with those enclosure Quote Link to comment
UnRaid_11318 Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 Thank you for your reply! I actually picked the QNAP TL-D1600S JBOD paired with the LSI-9400-16e (rather than using its included controller) based on post from a brilliant member of the community... YOU In this thread here, at the very bottom: If you think I will have problems with the QNAP TL-D1600S, I guess I'll have to go back to the drawing board. Thank you for your help! Quote Link to comment
Vr2Io Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 37 minutes ago, UnRaid_11318 said: YOU In this thread here, at the very bottom: Oh yes longtime ago.😀 Quote Link to comment
CJston15 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 On 5/2/2023 at 10:43 AM, UnRaid_11318 said: Thank you for your reply! I actually picked the QNAP TL-D1600S JBOD paired with the LSI-9400-16e (rather than using its included controller) based on post from a brilliant member of the community... YOU In this thread here, at the very bottom: If you think I will have problems with the QNAP TL-D1600S, I guess I'll have to go back to the drawing board. Thank you for your help! Were you ever able to get the QNAP TL-D1600S functional in Unraid? I can't seem to find anyone that has confirmed proper connectivity using SFF-8088. I'd really like to pull the trigger on one and couple it with the new Minisforum MS-01 mini PC to reduce my server footprint and power utilization. Quote Link to comment
FreakyBigFoot Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Hey I’m very curious about this as well. Quote Link to comment
Charles_H Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 The original D1600S definitely used a Marvel chipset, but as per the QNAP website it got an update and any model produced after February 2022 includes a different HBA card which is called the QXP-1600eS-A1164. While not specifically mentioned, A1164 very likely refers to the ASM1164 controller made by ASMedia, which should be fully supported by unRAID. Quote Source: https://www.qnap.com/en/product/tl-d1600s Starting in February 2022, the package includes QXP-1600eS-A1164 expansion card (previously QXP-1600eS) and four 1M SFF-8088 to SFF-8644 cables. I will likely order the D1600S at some point, so will update once I have it set up. Quote Link to comment
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