While the density is only 3 drives per AT slot vs. 3.33 for the 5-drive Addonics or Supermicro units, the build quality is slightly better than the Addonics (as good as the Supermicro) and the convenience factor is superb as no tray mounting and unmounting is required:
http://www.startech.com/Product/ItemDetail.aspx?productid=HSB320SATBK&c=US The other units use special mounting screws with wafer-thin heads that if lost, are impossible to replace, adding again to their incontinence factor. -=dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Windsor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Need Help Choosing a Rackmount Chassis > Blake wrote: >> I'm looking for a rackmount chassis for an x86 ZFS fileserver I wan to >> build for my organization. >> >> Requirements: >> >> Hot-swap SATA disk support >> Minimum of 4-disk SATA support (would prefer 6+) >> Hot-swap power supply (redundant) >> Some kind of availability for replacement parts >> >> I'll be putting in a board/proc/controller of my choice. Sadly, there >> is no lower-end offering similar to the Thumper, which is way too costly >> for my org at the moment. >> >> Any input or advice is greatly appreciated. > > If you find a cheap 3-4RU system, you could always fit it with one or > two of these: > > http://www.addonics.com/products/raid_system/ae4rcs35nsa.asp > > Rob++ > -- > Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __o > Life: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _`\<,_ > (_)/ (_) > "They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance." > -- Major General John Sedgwick > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss > _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
