Thunderbolt 3 External Enclosure for Array

[F4stL4nE]

Hi,

I've been running UnRaid for a while now and I'm looking to buy a new license and build a new rig using Ryzen 3 with Thunderbolt. I would keep my existing rig as a backup solution. The main reason I want to use TB3 is because of the convenience of the single cable, because of the physical installation, it's way easier for me to update my whole setup with a single 6 feet TB cable than managing multiple SATA cables with power.

 

I've been searching the forums regarding Thunderbolt support with UnRaid and I'm still a bit confused, since the answers are all over the place or the questions have not really been answered (TB is supposed to work but has not really been officially tested ?)

 

So basically I want to know if I can use this for the main UnRaid Array on 6.8.2 : https://www.datoptic.com/ec/thunderbolt-3-eight-bay-jbob-sas-sata-drive.html

 

Thank you !

Edited February 16, 2020 by F4stL4nE
Fixed the link

[wgstarks]

8 hours ago, F4stL4nE said:

So basically I want to know if I can use this for the main UnRaid Array on 6.8.2 : https://forums.unraid.net/forum/9-hardware/?do=add

 

That’s not a valid link.

[F4stL4nE]

1 hour ago, wgstarks said:

That’s not a valid link.

Yea looks like I copied the wrong link. It should be fixed now.

Here it is again just in case:
https://www.datoptic.com/ec/thunderbolt-3-eight-bay-jbob-sas-sata-drive.html

 

Thank you !

[JorgeB]

15 hours ago, F4stL4nE said:

TB is supposed to work but has not really been officially tested ?

I believe that is the current status, IIRC thunderbolt support was added starting on v6.8.1.

 

If you end up getting this please report back on how it works.

[F4stL4nE]

Alright, I'll think about it (I also need to do some more research on 3900x + x570 to see if it works fine for gaming with GPU passthrough). My main concern was that UnRaid would not allow using devices connected via TB, but since that enclosure is supposed to be using regular JBOD / AHCI commands under the hood, I'm hoping the system would see the drives as standard HDDs directly hooked up to the server.

 

Thanks Johnnie !

[caplam]

That would be a good news for those like me who need a expansion case in mini tower chassis form factor.

[nox_uk]

Just looking at similar, but the thunderbolt 1u racks are so expensive. That datoptic one but with thunderbolt 2 was around half the price :(

 

Wondering if something like QNAP TR-004U would work with new USB, but reviews are only for the older model showing it slower that it should be. :(  

 

Whatever goes in needs to be 'short' and I only have 1u space.

[UnRaid_11318]

F4stL4nE,

Did you end up trying to make this work? Did you run into any problems?

[Marshalleq]

Just letting you know I got thunderbolt storage working in unraid.  Details of how here: