I''m looking for a rackmount chassis for an x86 ZFS fileserver I wan to build for my organization. Requirements: Hot-swap SATA disk support Minimum of 4-disk SATA support (would prefer 6+) Hot-swap power supply (redundant) Some kind of availability for replacement parts I''ll be putting in a board/proc/controller of my choice. Sadly, there is no lower-end offering similar to the Thumper, which is way too costly for my org at the moment. Any input or advice is greatly appreciated. Blake -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/attachments/20070928/491641f2/attachment.html>
[Hit wrong reply button...] On 9/28/07, Blake <blake.irvin at gmail.com> wrote:> I''m looking for a rackmount chassis for an x86 ZFS fileserver I wan to build > for my organization. > > Requirements: > > Hot-swap SATA disk support > Minimum of 4-disk SATA support (would prefer 6+) > Hot-swap power supply (redundant) > Some kind of availability for replacement parts >I''ve recently built a server with SuperMicro SC826 [0] chassis. It takes 12 disk in 2U form factor. So far I am very pleased with the box. Also check this [1] thread for the similar (even better, IMHO) Intel box. [0] http://supermicro.com/products/chassis/2U/?chs=826 [1] http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/zfs-discuss/2007-September/043151.html -- Regards, Cyril
Blake wrote:> I''m looking for a rackmount chassis for an x86 ZFS fileserver I wan to > build for my organization. > > Requirements: > > Hot-swap SATA disk support > Minimum of 4-disk SATA support (would prefer 6+) > Hot-swap power supply (redundant) > Some kind of availability for replacement parts > > I''ll be putting in a board/proc/controller of my choice. Sadly, there > is no lower-end offering similar to the Thumper, which is way too costly > for my org at the moment. > > Any input or advice is greatly appreciated.If you find a cheap 3-4RU system, you could always fit it with one or two of these: http://www.addonics.com/products/raid_system/ae4rcs35nsa.asp Rob++ -- Internet: windsor at warthog.com __o Life: Rob at Carrollton.Texas.USA.Earth _`\<,_ (_)/ (_) "They couldn''t hit an elephant at this distance." -- Major General John Sedgwick
While the density is only 3 drives per AT slot vs. 3.33 for the 5-drive Addonics or Supermicro units, the build quality is slightly better than the Addonics (as good as the Supermicro) and the convenience factor is superb as no tray mounting and unmounting is required: http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=HSB320SATBK&c=US The other units use special mounting screws with wafer-thin heads that if lost, are impossible to replace, adding again to their incontinence factor. -=dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Windsor" <windsor at warthog.com> To: <zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Need Help Choosing a Rackmount Chassis> Blake wrote: >> I''m looking for a rackmount chassis for an x86 ZFS fileserver I wan to >> build for my organization. >> >> Requirements: >> >> Hot-swap SATA disk support >> Minimum of 4-disk SATA support (would prefer 6+) >> Hot-swap power supply (redundant) >> Some kind of availability for replacement parts >> >> I''ll be putting in a board/proc/controller of my choice. Sadly, there >> is no lower-end offering similar to the Thumper, which is way too costly >> for my org at the moment. >> >> Any input or advice is greatly appreciated. > > If you find a cheap 3-4RU system, you could always fit it with one or > two of these: > > http://www.addonics.com/products/raid_system/ae4rcs35nsa.asp > > Rob++ > -- > Internet: windsor at warthog.com __o > Life: Rob at Carrollton.Texas.USA.Earth _`\<,_ > (_)/ (_) > "They couldn''t hit an elephant at this distance." > -- Major General John Sedgwick > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss >
I have 2 of these with Tyan mobos (both EATX) very nice to work on. Sadly I''m not running Solaris on it at the moment, not that that really matters. http://rackmountmart.stores.yahoo.net/rm2uracchase.html Corey On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:57:01 -0400, Blake wrote:> I''m looking for a rackmount chassis for an x86 ZFS fileserver I wan to build > for my organization. > > Requirements: > > Hot-swap SATA disk support > Minimum of 4-disk SATA support (would prefer 6+) > Hot-swap power supply (redundant) > Some kind of availability for replacement parts > > I''ll be putting in a board/proc/controller of my choice. Sadly, there is no > lower-end offering similar to the Thumper, which is way too costly for my > org at the moment. > > Any input or advice is greatly appreciated. > > Blake > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss