Hi all.
I am currently trying to decide on a new case for my FreeNAS server. Currently using an old case from a few desktops back and need to upgrade it. I am going to order a short rack on wheels that will go under the desk in my office to my left. The depth of the desk if 29 inches and the available height is 27 3/4 inches. I already have decided on the rack so that is not a problem but the new case is still an open question. Obviously I will use a rack mount case. I currently have 8 3.5in drives and 3 2.5in drives. The number of drives will be increasing. I plan on increasing the 10TB drives to 6 or 7 for the media pool (media pool will be changed to the 10TB drives and the backup will be on the 8TB drives) and the 8TB drives will increase to 8 drives. At a later date, I will add a new vdev with probably 6 10TB drives to be used for recording a new camera system. Due to these requirements, I am assuming I will ultimately need a 4U case with 24 bays. I am thinking that it would be smart to have the 24 bays hot swap-able but not a requirement. Would like to keep the cost for the case under $500.00 if possible. I also know that I will have to add a SAS expander card. Recommendations on that will also be appreciated.
Thanks to all for your help.
My current system is as follows:
FreeNAS Version: 11.2-Release
Case: Old case for now. Not sure what case to get.
Power Supply: Seasonic Focus 550 Gold
Motherboard: SuperMicro X9SRL-F, LGA 2011, IPMI
Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2, 2.6GHz 8Core (16thread)
Memory: 64GB of 8GB sticks Samsung brand PC3L-12800R DDR3-1600MHz Ram, ECC Registered
HBA: LSI 9211-8i IT Mode 6Gbps SAS HBA
Boot Pool: 2X Intel 320 Series 160 GB SATA 3.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch SSD Mirrored
Media Pool: 1 vdev 5 X 8 TB Western Digital Reds in Raid Z2
Backup Pool: 1 vdev 3 X 10 TB Western Digital Reds in Raid Z1
Plex Jail: 1 vdev 1X Samsung SSD 500GB
Also have a Mellanox 10GB Connectx2 Between Server and Desktop PC
I am currently trying to decide on a new case for my FreeNAS server. Currently using an old case from a few desktops back and need to upgrade it. I am going to order a short rack on wheels that will go under the desk in my office to my left. The depth of the desk if 29 inches and the available height is 27 3/4 inches. I already have decided on the rack so that is not a problem but the new case is still an open question. Obviously I will use a rack mount case. I currently have 8 3.5in drives and 3 2.5in drives. The number of drives will be increasing. I plan on increasing the 10TB drives to 6 or 7 for the media pool (media pool will be changed to the 10TB drives and the backup will be on the 8TB drives) and the 8TB drives will increase to 8 drives. At a later date, I will add a new vdev with probably 6 10TB drives to be used for recording a new camera system. Due to these requirements, I am assuming I will ultimately need a 4U case with 24 bays. I am thinking that it would be smart to have the 24 bays hot swap-able but not a requirement. Would like to keep the cost for the case under $500.00 if possible. I also know that I will have to add a SAS expander card. Recommendations on that will also be appreciated.
Thanks to all for your help.
My current system is as follows:
FreeNAS Version: 11.2-Release
Case: Old case for now. Not sure what case to get.
Power Supply: Seasonic Focus 550 Gold
Motherboard: SuperMicro X9SRL-F, LGA 2011, IPMI
Processor: Intel Xeon E5-2650 V2, 2.6GHz 8Core (16thread)
Memory: 64GB of 8GB sticks Samsung brand PC3L-12800R DDR3-1600MHz Ram, ECC Registered
HBA: LSI 9211-8i IT Mode 6Gbps SAS HBA
Boot Pool: 2X Intel 320 Series 160 GB SATA 3.0 Gb-s 2.5-Inch SSD Mirrored
Media Pool: 1 vdev 5 X 8 TB Western Digital Reds in Raid Z2
Backup Pool: 1 vdev 3 X 10 TB Western Digital Reds in Raid Z1
Plex Jail: 1 vdev 1X Samsung SSD 500GB
Also have a Mellanox 10GB Connectx2 Between Server and Desktop PC