Never enough storage
Why is there never enough storage available? The 13TB array keeps on getting full - so time to build Array2. I should name my arrays - got suggestions?Anyways, I want Array2 to be a little less hacked together than Array1. So, my choices for enclosure include:
- Norco RPC-4220 $362 shipped from MWave
- 4U (19″ x 25″ x 7″)
- 20 Hot Swap SAS/SATA bays
- Five internal SFF-8087 Mini SAS connectors
- Norco RPC-3216 $346 shipped from MWave
- 3U (19″ x 25″ x 5.1″)
- 16 Hot Swap SAS/SATA bays
- Four internal SFF-8087 Mini SAS connectors
These are nice enclosures, but you also need a power supply($100ish), power supply controller, and a sas expander ($250). So you’re really looking at $750 ish.Supermicro (who makes the drive bays in Array1), makes some nice enclosures.
- SC936E1 $1029 or $64/bay
- 16 hot swap bays in 3U
- SC933E1 $942
- 15 hot swap bays in 3U
- SC836E1 $1010
- 16 hot swap bays in 3U
- SC846E1 $1180 or $49/bay
- 24 hot swap bays in 4U
Yes, the supermicro cases are spendy. But - they include the power supply and sas expander. And they’re great quality.My only bitch is with the depth of the cases. I don’t need space to put a motherboard in the case, so something 25″ deep is just…. overkill.PS: With any case that doesn’t have a motherboard in it, you can use the Supermicro CSE-PTJBOD-CB1 to control the power supply. It’s $25 well spent.