I have a system built using the Xyratex RS-1220-E311-XPN-2 enclosures. These have twelve SAS/SATA slots, dual power supplies and one or two RS-SCM-E311-XPN-1220 6Mb/s SAS "expander/controllers". Just add an LSI 9200-8e (or equivalent) and an SFF8088-SFF8088 cable and you're in business. They've been rock-solid with 2TB SAS and SATA drives for several years and they can be had on various auction sites for around $350 plus shipping including the drive trays.
for example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xyratex-RS-1220-EXPANSION-Enclosure-94724-01-DUAL-RS-SCM-E311-XPN-1220-w-RAILS-/360826164589?pt=US_NAS_Disk_Arrays&hash=item5402ea556d <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Xyratex-RS-1220-EXPANSION-Enclosure-94724-01-DUAL-RS-SCM-E311-XPN-1220-w-RAILS-/360826164589?pt=US_NAS_Disk_Arrays&hash=item5402ea556d> Similar concerns regarding form factor, noise and power consumption mentioned for the MSA60 hold true for these units as well but I figured I'd throw it our there. W > On January 3, 2014 at 1:06 PM Saso Kiselkov <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 1/3/14, 6:04 PM, Roman Naumenko wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > >> On 1/3/14, 5:52 PM, Roman Naumenko wrote: > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>> On 1/3/14, 5:43 PM, Roman Naumenko wrote: > >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>> On 1/3/14, 3:14 PM, Roman Naumenko wrote: > >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>>> Overall I think you're trying to save money on entirely the > >>>>>>>> wrong > >>>>>>>> things. Get a few good high-capacity disks and a low-power > >>>>>>>> enclosure > >>>>>>>> and don't worry about buying a SAS HBA (or if you do, buy one > >>>>>>>> which > >>>>>>>> doesn't limit you to 2TB per drive). > >>>> > >> What's the problem with this thing: > >> http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-036-BT > > > > Its fine, but MSA60 is a deal too. > > If you can get it cheaply enough, don't mind the form factor, noise, > power consumption and maintenance difficulties, go ahead. > > -- > Saso > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
