NickF
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Hello Everyone,
I'm looking for a disk shelf for my R710 for future expansion capabilities, and I am wondering what I should be looking for.
I guess I would like a 12bay 2U chassis if possible which would connect to my main box with a SAS 8088 connector or two...and would like a relatively cheap option <$400. In terms of noise it has to be relatively quiet, at least around the volume levels of the R710. Is the MD1200 a good option for FreeNAS? Are there any cheapish NetApp shelves? All I could find on eBay at low cost are 24 bay shelves and I think that would be a waste of electricity as I will definitely not be able to populate that many drives in the lifetime of this server.
Any suggestions?
I'm looking for a disk shelf for my R710 for future expansion capabilities, and I am wondering what I should be looking for.
I guess I would like a 12bay 2U chassis if possible which would connect to my main box with a SAS 8088 connector or two...and would like a relatively cheap option <$400. In terms of noise it has to be relatively quiet, at least around the volume levels of the R710. Is the MD1200 a good option for FreeNAS? Are there any cheapish NetApp shelves? All I could find on eBay at low cost are 24 bay shelves and I think that would be a waste of electricity as I will definitely not be able to populate that many drives in the lifetime of this server.
Any suggestions?