Spencer Skinner
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Hi guys,
To start off, this is not a whole build this is an upgrade to an existing server. In the next 3 or so months im planning on slowly upgrading parts of my server to allow for a greater number of drives.
The parts that are going to be changed are the case and the addition of a couple HBA's.
The current build is -
Gigabyte GA-X150M-PRO ECC Mobo
Intel Pentium G4400
3 x 8GB Crucial CT8G4WFD8213
6 x 2TB Seagate NAS ST2000VN000 64
Fractal Design Define R4 Black
650W Corsair RM650X ATX PSU
The plan eventually is to give myself the ability to double my drive count, now I know many will say just double the size of the drives to 4TB instead, yes I am also still considering that but id like to see how my options weigh up first
The cases ive been looking at are LogicCase Rackmount cases, currently my main choice is the Logic Case SC-4316S, but im also looking at the 20 and 24 drive variants, that said im swaying more toward the 16 drive one. As for cooling the drives in this case as far as im aware this doesn't have a dedicated set of drive fans, but ill jerry rig a couple Noctua NF-A14's together and have them on a fan controller.
The bit ive become stuck on is how im going to connect the drives to the mobo. The case ive chosen has a backplane installed. It uses 4 Boards of 4 drives each, and connects using 1 SFF-8087 connector per board. So essential 1 SFF-8087 for 4 drives. Now this of course means I can no longer connect my drives straight to my Mobo like i currently do. I need a / a few HBA(s) to connect the backplane to my system. So far what ive read is pretty much avoid all no name brands etc and go for LSI or IBM chipsets.
What ive found so far are these two cards
- Silverstone SST- ECS02 - This one is uses the LSISA2008 controller
- Silverstone SST- ECS04 - This one uses the LSISAS2308 controller
Now from what I have read both of these do not need to be flashed and can be used with FreeNAS straight out of the box (correct me if I'm wrong please ahah)
- Silverstone SST- ECS01 - This one uses the LSISA2108 controller
Which as far as I'm aware DOES need flashing before use with FreeNAS (again correct me if I'm wrong)
Again I'm swaying more toward the ECS02 and ECS04 because of usability out of the box and because they are slightly cheaper
Thanks
Spencer
To start off, this is not a whole build this is an upgrade to an existing server. In the next 3 or so months im planning on slowly upgrading parts of my server to allow for a greater number of drives.
The parts that are going to be changed are the case and the addition of a couple HBA's.
The current build is -
Gigabyte GA-X150M-PRO ECC Mobo
Intel Pentium G4400
3 x 8GB Crucial CT8G4WFD8213
6 x 2TB Seagate NAS ST2000VN000 64
Fractal Design Define R4 Black
650W Corsair RM650X ATX PSU
The plan eventually is to give myself the ability to double my drive count, now I know many will say just double the size of the drives to 4TB instead, yes I am also still considering that but id like to see how my options weigh up first
The cases ive been looking at are LogicCase Rackmount cases, currently my main choice is the Logic Case SC-4316S, but im also looking at the 20 and 24 drive variants, that said im swaying more toward the 16 drive one. As for cooling the drives in this case as far as im aware this doesn't have a dedicated set of drive fans, but ill jerry rig a couple Noctua NF-A14's together and have them on a fan controller.
The bit ive become stuck on is how im going to connect the drives to the mobo. The case ive chosen has a backplane installed. It uses 4 Boards of 4 drives each, and connects using 1 SFF-8087 connector per board. So essential 1 SFF-8087 for 4 drives. Now this of course means I can no longer connect my drives straight to my Mobo like i currently do. I need a / a few HBA(s) to connect the backplane to my system. So far what ive read is pretty much avoid all no name brands etc and go for LSI or IBM chipsets.
What ive found so far are these two cards
- Silverstone SST- ECS02 - This one is uses the LSISA2008 controller
- Silverstone SST- ECS04 - This one uses the LSISAS2308 controller
Now from what I have read both of these do not need to be flashed and can be used with FreeNAS straight out of the box (correct me if I'm wrong please ahah)
- Silverstone SST- ECS01 - This one uses the LSISA2108 controller
Which as far as I'm aware DOES need flashing before use with FreeNAS (again correct me if I'm wrong)
Again I'm swaying more toward the ECS02 and ECS04 because of usability out of the box and because they are slightly cheaper
Thanks
Spencer
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