KermitJr Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Howdy folks! I'm hoping for a bit of advice on a potential build I'm working on. My current K9A2 Platinum and Phenom II x4 isn't quite able to hang with my recent move to Plex. I want to move to server-grade but I'm still only a mid-range geek. Stumbled across this on Craigslist. Specs: Supermicro Storage Servers (2U) Model: CSE-826TQ-R800UB Fully loaded systems however they have No "Storage" hard drives included! Each unit will include all hard drive caddies, mounting rails and power cord(s). * Dual CPUs - Intel Xeon Processors E5640 @ 2.67GHz * Motherboard - X8DTU / X8DTU-F * Network Card - Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port (EXP19402PT BLK) * RAID - 3Ware 9650SE-12ML * 2 x 80GB internally mounted Intel SSDs * 8 x 4GB 2Rx4 PC3 10600R (total of 32GB) Memory I see elsewhere that the BPN-SAS-826TQ Backplane is good to go with unRAID. However, my issue is the 3Ware 9650SE-12ML, which I cannot confirm will work well, particularly with >2TB drives. So the questions: 1) Anyone have success with the 9650SE-12ML on unRAID at a 2TB+ level? Not listed on page and seems hokey elsewhere. 2) If it's a no-go, how hard would it be to switch it to an Adaptec RAID 71605 (a bit of space with four extra ports if I move cases later)? Would I need a special cable for this? Is there a better controller you'd recommend? My first inclination was two 8 port M1015 but I THINK I only have 2 PCI slots so I'd lose ethernet card if I do that, correct? I THINK that the price is decent for the server, itself, given it has everything but drives (I have my own). I just want to make sure I can easily move past the 2TB drive limit. Key point is that it's close by for pickup. Many thanks, in advance. Kermit Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 1 hour ago, KermitJr said: I see elsewhere that the BPN-SAS-826TQ Backplane is good to go with unRAID. It works, but it doesn't support >2TB drives, at least not a full load, you want the SAS2 model. 1 hour ago, KermitJr said: my issue is the 3Ware 9650SE-12ML, which I cannot confirm will work well, particularly with >2TB drives It might work but it's not recommended, get an LSI HBA instead. Quote Link to comment
KermitJr Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the quick reply. Guess my search continues ... 😞 And it continues here ... Edited January 8, 2019 by KermitJr Quote Link to comment
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