On 1/2/14, 2:28 AM, Roman Naumenko wrote: > cjt said the following, on 01-01-14 7:14 PM: >> On 01/01/2014 04:23 PM, Roman Naumenko wrote: >>> Saso Kiselkov said the following, on 01-01-14 4:30 PM: >>>> On 1/1/14, 9:11 PM, Roman Naumenko wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> Looking for cheap way of expanding current home storage server running >>>>> on openindiana 151_a5. >>>>> jbod (12 bay are 400$) with SFF-8088 is most cost-effective. >>>>> >>>>> Now the question what card with 8088 to stick in the server. Will this >>>>> one work? http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/support/sas/sas/asc-1045 >>>>> Is there any similar listed on HCL here >>>>> http://wiki.openindiana.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=4883876? >>>> My best experience is with stuff from LSI, mainly the LSI SAS >>>> 2008-derived products such as the LSI 9200-8e, HP SC08e, Dell 6Gbps SAS >>>> HBA, etc. >>>> http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=342-0910 >>>> >>>> >>> I'll probably use LSI SAS3801E, it's listed as compatible on HCL and >>> priced in 80-150 range on ebay. >>> >>> --Roman >> as long as you don't want to use drives bigger than 2GB ... > I don't know if even 2TB will fill fast enough to justifying any > "investment" into storage expansion. > Speaking about storage expansion, even HBA cards are dirt cheap, pricing > on enclosures with integrated SAS expander is just nuts. Can't figure > out how to add 8-12 disks externally to the storage server without > paying for this 2x cost of the server itself.
What's your budget? A Supermicro SC826-based enclosure can be had for under a thousand bucks and you can set it up as a JBOD easily (get a power distribution board for it - Supermicro sells those too). Comes with a dual-path expander, dual PSUs and a nice rack-mountable with rack rails - kind of the equivalent of something like an HP MSA 60 or Dell MD1200, only much cheaper. If you're looking to grow in the future, definitely have a look at SC837E26-RJBOD1 and SC847E26-RJBOD1 - these are pre-assembled 36/45-drive JBODs and they cost a lot less per drive (either box can be had for around $2k). Given that quality 3TB NL-SAS drives cost around $250-300 a piece (and I recommend you buy good drives; don't cheap out on SATA if you want performance, reliability and peaceful sleep at night), the cost of the enclosure will, in the end, be a drop in a bucket in your overall investment. Cheers, -- Saso _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss