ramesivi Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) I am running low on space with 24x 8TB drives (don't ask..). I figure the cheapest method is to go to a 32x drive case since I already have 6x 8TB spares. This is what I am looking at: Case: http://www.ipcdirect.net/rpc-2132-2u-rackmount-server-case-w-32-hot-swappable-sata-sas-6g-2-5-drive-bays/ (2x) SAS Cards: https://www.amazon.com/16-PORT-Int-6GB-Sata-Pcie/dp/B003UNP05O/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?keywords=LSI+LSI00244&qid=1581702997&sr=8-2-fkmr0 Any potential problems you can see with this case/cards and unraid? Thanks. Edited February 14, 2020 by ramesivi Quote Link to comment
ramesivi Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Any other 32bay cases you know of? Ideally I'd want something like 6U but they all come with existing hardware ($2000+). The norco is the cheapest 32bay I can find by far. Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 There are Supermicro with 36 bays, but they are expensive, also good. Quote Link to comment
ramesivi Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) Whats your thoughts on this 36 bay case? Only 2 120mm fans. Seems toasty. I can't find any images of the insides. I believe they are SAS connectors inside? I am not dealing with 36x SATA (lol) https://www.newegg.com/istarusa-d-410-de36/p/N82E16811165665?Description=36-Bay Hotswap&cm_re=36-Bay_Hotswap-_-11-165-665-_-Product&quicklink=true Edited February 14, 2020 by ramesivi Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 No experience with that brand, but it's for 2.5" drives. Quote Link to comment
ramesivi Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, johnnie.black said: No experience with that brand, but it's for 2.5" drives. Ah damn. So is the Norco. Sooo what's the cheapest 32+ bay case for 3.5" drives? I can't find any that are under $2000 because they come with hardware. I have 2x Norco 4224 cases. Couldn't I just buy the SAS cards, stack the cases on top of each other, drill some holes, and just use bays in the other case? Not ideal, but it beats spending $2000. Edited February 14, 2020 by ramesivi Quote Link to comment
sota Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 https://www.ebay.com/itm/Supermicro-4U-36-Bay-LFF-Server-X9DRH-IF-2x-E5-2630L-v2-6-Cores-64GB-FREENAS/143511055426?hash=item2169ecec42:g:UH8AAOSwpcZdgneW Quote Link to comment
tritron Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I bet best option is netapp shelf unit or one of hp 70 drive unit https://www.aa2zsupply.com/product-p/10178.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh5_dgcve5wIVQ6MYCh17OQm0EAQYGCABEgJ3lPD_BwE Quote Link to comment
sota Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 5 hours ago, tritron said: I bet best option is netapp shelf unit or one of hp 70 drive unit https://www.aa2zsupply.com/product-p/10178.htm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh5_dgcve5wIVQ6MYCh17OQm0EAQYGCABEgJ3lPD_BwE Given the 30 drive limit for the array in unRAID, don't you think that might be just a LITTLE overkill? Quote Link to comment
Squid Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, sota said: Given the 30 drive limit for the array in unRAID, don't you think that might be just a LITTLE overkill? 30 Array Drives + 24 In a cache pool + whatever unassigned. Quote Link to comment
sota Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 27 minutes ago, Squid said: 30 Array Drives + 24 In a cache pool + whatever unassigned. right... Quote Link to comment
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