makarai Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Firstly I would like to thank @johnnie.black for all the information he provided that narrowed down my choices i suppose, I am, however, still unsure how to proceed. I'd like to update my server and move from a standard desktop case to a rack-type solution and stay a little bit future proof at least for a couple of years, maybe some of you can assist me with some input. Current Setup: Supermicro X11SSH-F with Intel E3-1240 v5 and 2*16GB Samsung ECC DDR4 2133MHz (M378A2K43BB1-CPB) 2*[7 * WD30EFRX WD Red 3TB], 1NVME 128GB boot Sharkoon T9 Value with 3 * Icy Dock FatCage MB975sp-b all connected via SATA by two IBM ServeRaid M1015 SATA / SAS HBA Controller RAID 6Gbps PCIe 46M0861=LSI 9220 in IT mode. I would like to update this setup with a 24 bay Case and i am currently looking at the likes of XCase, I am sure some of you have heard of them. The case in update option would be the following: A: X-Case RM424 Pro-EX V2 24 Bay Hotswap Storage Server 12Gb Expander backplane - Rails Inc SAS 9300-8i 8-port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS (can use 2 uplinks with the case to get about ~100MB/s per HDD) and B: X-Case eXtra Value RM 424 - 24 Hotswap Bays 120mm Fan Wall - Low Noise (no expander) SAS 9300-8i 8-port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS SAS 9300-16i 8-port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS any input is appreciated cheers Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, makarai said: can use 2 uplinks with the case to get about ~100MB/s per HDD) With dual link you'll get at least 180MB/s per HDD, more if that expander use an LSI chipset with Databolt support. In any case case, either solution gives good enough performance, so I would go with the more cost effective, or with the first one if you think the extra PCIe slot can be needed in the future. Quote Link to comment
makarai Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 @johnnie.black Thanks a lot! Its good to get a very well educated opinion, as you can see from my current setup i am not from the field. Cheers - M Quote Link to comment
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