Hi Forum,
my current setup is becoming too small, so I'm looking for an Upgrade.
The entire topic of server-grade Hardware is new to me. I tried reading into guides on this forum, watching Videos on YouTube ("Art Of Server" is really great), but it's a huge investment and I don't want to make a mistake buying the wrong Hardware.
From what I've learned, I selected the Hardware I think I'd need to make this happen, but I'm not sure and would gladly take any advice or input on things I might have overlooked or got wrong.
What for?
I need about 40TB of usable Storage (Raid Z2) and I use the system to store backups. I don't use it as a streaming server. Backup only, but I need to access some files here and there.
Current Hardware to work with:
Asus B150M-K D3
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G4400 @ 3.30GHz
16GB Memory
1x Samsung 860Pro
Hardware to buy:
LSI SAS2008-8I SATA 9211-8i 6Gbps 8 Ports HBA PCI-E RAID Controller Card flashed to IT-Mode
2x SFF8087 breakout-cables with either SAS or SATA on the other end (depending on what HDDs I'll get)
7x 8TB or 6x 10TB CMR drives
Is there anything I might have overlooked? Are there better choices? Anything worth mentioning for a beginner?
Thank you very much for your time.
my current setup is becoming too small, so I'm looking for an Upgrade.
The entire topic of server-grade Hardware is new to me. I tried reading into guides on this forum, watching Videos on YouTube ("Art Of Server" is really great), but it's a huge investment and I don't want to make a mistake buying the wrong Hardware.
From what I've learned, I selected the Hardware I think I'd need to make this happen, but I'm not sure and would gladly take any advice or input on things I might have overlooked or got wrong.
What for?
I need about 40TB of usable Storage (Raid Z2) and I use the system to store backups. I don't use it as a streaming server. Backup only, but I need to access some files here and there.
Current Hardware to work with:
Asus B150M-K D3
Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G4400 @ 3.30GHz
16GB Memory
1x Samsung 860Pro
Hardware to buy:
LSI SAS2008-8I SATA 9211-8i 6Gbps 8 Ports HBA PCI-E RAID Controller Card flashed to IT-Mode
2x SFF8087 breakout-cables with either SAS or SATA on the other end (depending on what HDDs I'll get)
7x 8TB or 6x 10TB CMR drives
Is there anything I might have overlooked? Are there better choices? Anything worth mentioning for a beginner?
Thank you very much for your time.
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