triberraar Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 Hello, I planned on building a raid a few months ago, and i should have given the HDD prices now and the problems getting a mobo. But i have found this one Asrock 880GM-LE it seems to have the Realtek RTL8111DL network adapter and onboard video. Will it play nicely with unRaid? Also what CPU would i get with it. My starting use for the unraid box to run some addons (sickbeard, couchpotato, sql db, sabnzbd), but i also want to use it as a development server (eg tomcat, jetty, jboss,...). It wouldn't run both as a development server and streaming/other plugins at the same time, but it could happen. Can you give me an idea what CPU and RAM requirements this would ask, and if its even possible at all? If i posted in the wrong forum, i do apologize. Mod edit: Fixed the broken URL - Raj
c3 Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 One thing you did not mention, Approximately how many drives you are thinking of supporting? That MB has (6) SATA2 connectors, 6 is great, and SATA2 is good. SATA3 is better, but probably not a true issue. Those 6 will only take you so far, the PCIe 16x will let you expand with controller of your choice. You'll want 3+ cores for that workload, and might just go ahead with 8GB of RAM considering the tomcat/jboss/etc.
triberraar Posted December 10, 2011 Author Posted December 10, 2011 ah the number of drives, that is a good issue of you to raise, how could i look over it. So i have a NAS now that holds (and is bursting) at 4 terra. So for unraid i would need 3*tb drives (2 data and 1 parity). Then after i pushed everything from the nas I would insert these two into unraid array and I would like a cache drive. So that makes 6. But the more the merrier. As I wouldn't need to update hardware (mobo, cpu,...) if I need more storage space, I want to buy a mobo that can hold as many as i can. But on the other hand, I am not set in stone that the CPU needs to be an AMD. But most of the mobo's i see passing here, are very hard to get in EU. Maybe i would have more luck if i went the intel route, as they are a bit newer?
Rajahal Posted December 11, 2011 Posted December 11, 2011 That motherboard meets all the right specs, and there's a good chance that it will play nice with unRAID. I actually tested the board myself, but my tests were inconclusive because I received two defective boards in a row (you can read more in the Greenleaf blog). Hopefully you will have better luck than I did.
triberraar Posted December 12, 2011 Author Posted December 12, 2011 I love to take a gambe, and what is more fun than play the RMA game *grins*. So taking these considerations in account I came up with these items to shop. Can you advice me if this would work properly? a USB stick: sony micro vault sony micro vault mobo: Asrock 880GM-LE CPU: Athlon II X3 455 Ram: 8 gig DDR3 Power: corsair cx500 v2 Case: Nexus Prominent 9 HDD 1: 2* hitachi 5k3000 2TB HDD 2: 1* WD Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB Then i have 2 more 2TB discs that i ll first have to transfer before i can add them to the array and one 500GB drive that i plan on using as a cache drive. Would this setup suffice for my plans (so mostly streaming + some addins, the server would come later) and is the power sufficient? It has been a few years since i last build a pc (always fun to do during the holidays though, shame about the hdd prices ).
Rajahal Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Yep, that all looks good. The HDDs are actually on sale today: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145475
bigsing Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 I've been using the Asrock 880GM-LE since June without any issues.
dgaschk Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Unless your running a processor intensive add-on a Sempron should be fine.
batt01 Posted December 20, 2011 Posted December 20, 2011 I am running the AsRock 880 GM LE, Unraid B14. Its a brand new build and I am new to unraid, no issues so far. The AMD Tri core is probably overkill. It was on sale. I may swap it out for a dual and use the tri in another build. I am using the same processor you llst, same PSU. Running Sabnzbd,Sickbeard, Couchpotato Headphones and PLex Media Server. Prominent 9 is the case I am using. Will be adding 5 in 3 racks soon. unRAID Version: unRAID Server Basic, Version 5.0-beta14 Motherboard: To To Be Filled By O.E.M. Processor: 3.3GHz AMD AthlonTM II X3 455 Memory: 4864 MB 533 MHz Speed Network: 100Mb/s Full Duplex Uptime: 3 days, 7 hrs, 11 mins, 53 secs
Cyberphilia Posted December 28, 2011 Posted December 28, 2011 I am using this motherboard also. I have ran into a boot issue when i have more that 12 drives. I wanted to see if anyone else had the same issue and what they changed to correct the problem. Many motherboards support only up 12 hard drives for purposes of boot selection. This is normally not an issue for an unRAID server; however, if your Flash device is recognized by the bios as a "hard drive", you may not be able to boot from the Flash after installing your 12th "real" hard drive. To avoid this, if possible set up your bios so that the Flash is treated as a removable device.
ashaneil Posted December 30, 2011 Posted December 30, 2011 I am using this motherboard also. I have ran into a boot issue when i have more that 12 drives. I wanted to see if anyone else had the same issue and what they changed to correct the problem. Many motherboards support only up 12 hard drives for purposes of boot selection. This is normally not an issue for an unRAID server; however, if your Flash device is recognized by the bios as a "hard drive", you may not be able to boot from the Flash after installing your 12th "real" hard drive. To avoid this, if possible set up your bios so that the Flash is treated as a removable device. Cyber, Were you able to get around the 12 hard drive issue or are you still stuck?
flippedcracker Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 I just picked up this mobo to build my first unraid server. everything seems fine so far, but I'm still preclearing my disks. NIC seems to be working fine though. I'm running a single core sempron, hopefully i won't need more than that.
bigsing Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 I am currently only running 5 drives on my machine at the moment. Whenever I can get my new Norco SS-500s i'll be increasing up to 7 drives, with my new Supermicro-AOC-SASLP-MV8 card.
ixnu Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 All around, has been a stable MB for almost a year running 24x7. A few caveats, for some reason, my Bios default was set to attempt to unlock cores upon boot. I have a Sempron 140 that it attempted to unlock to an X2. This did not work and caused the machine to lock up. I had to changed the BIOS settings to stop it. Also, I am currently having an issue with a Sil3132-based controller card with WDEVDS and simultaneous reads, so I would be careful if you are thinking about that config. Other than those two issues, I have been very pleased with the board.
triberraar Posted January 6, 2012 Author Posted January 6, 2012 hmm, so i found a an extra hdd lying around (brings the total to 7), but now i need to buy an expansion card. The supermicro mv8 card is impossible to get in belgium and also a bit overkill for what i want. So i was wondering if this would do: http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/eSATA-x2-SATA-x2-PCI-Express-CARD-SiL3132-Chipset-/280590464278?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_InterfaceCards&hash=item41547eb516 (don't worry its in english). But ixnu you are having problems with it? What kind of problems?
triberraar Posted January 8, 2012 Author Posted January 8, 2012 Just an update. I assembled the system and it is preclearing. Well it has been for a while and will for a long time after. The next upgrade I will do on it, would be an UPS. So can anyone tell me what kind of VA/Watt raitings I should look into? I do live in europe so we use 230V and not 120V. I don't know anything about this stuff. But i know an APC one would be best for support. It doesn't need to be anything fancy either. It just needs to make sure the unraid shuts down properly (no other systems would be plugged into it). I look forward to your help (and finally copy'ing my data to the array )
Cyberphilia Posted January 9, 2012 Posted January 9, 2012 Ashaneil, I have not had a chance to mess with the issue. I plan on pestering Asrock, maybe they can point me in the right direction. Cyber, Were you able to get around the 12 hard drive issue or are you still stuck?
triberraar Posted January 25, 2012 Author Posted January 25, 2012 just an update. Everything seems to be going smoothly. Preclear went okay (though longer than i wished) and the transfers were all successful. This weekend i ll add some expansion cards and move some more HDD into the array.
emorydively Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 Long time reader, first time poster. I'm looking at a low power UnRAID system with the same MLB and CPU (although I think I will go with the Corsair CX430v2). What kind of cabling is included in the box? specifically the number of SATA cables?
emorydively Posted April 18, 2012 Posted April 18, 2012 Long time reader, first time poster. I'm looking at a low power UnRAID system with the same MLB and CPU (although I think I will go with the Corsair CX430v2). What kind of cabling is included in the box? specifically the number of SATA cables? 10 more minutes of better Google skills and it appears it comes with 2.
xaudzai Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 I had 15 drive running on this board with no problem, 5 drives on motherboard, 4 on highpoint tech 2300 the rest on Rosewill port multiplier.
emorydively Posted April 20, 2012 Posted April 20, 2012 I had 15 drive running on this board with no problem, 5 drives on motherboard, 4 on highpoint tech 2300 the rest on Rosewill port multiplier. How is the performance using the port multiplier? Is it an external box multiplier or an internal drive setup?
skank Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 what cases are you guys using with this mobo? and whats max hdds you can build in looking for a good mobo in europe too for a new machine
emorydively Posted April 27, 2012 Posted April 27, 2012 All around, has been a stable MB for almost a year running 24x7. A few caveats, for some reason, my Bios default was set to attempt to unlock cores upon boot. I have a Sempron 140 that it attempted to unlock to an X2. This did not work and caused the machine to lock up. I had to changed the BIOS settings to stop it. Also, I am currently having an issue with a Sil3132-based controller card with WDEVDS and simultaneous reads, so I would be careful if you are thinking about that config. Other than those two issues, I have been very pleased with the board. If the sempron does get unlocked into an X2, does it change the power watt usage?
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