Hey gang. LOOOOOOOOOOONG time lurker (I think I even had an account here at one point in time, LONG ago), first time poster. I think anyway...
With the pleasantries out of the way: I'm in search of a MASSIVE tower. I don't need portability. I don't particularly care for a rack mount, as I just donated a 4x Xeon server 2U rackmount to a lab my employees run. This is for my home/office.
I currently have my system set up in a Phanteks Enthoo Pro case, which I purchased all hardware pre-assembled in. Specs for the rig aren't all that important at the moment in my opinion, but if you think it will help, I will post. It's an E-ATX board, though.
Current architecture is such that the system runs Win10 as the host for gaming, and VM's (all linux) for all the good stuff. I currently have 7 HDD's installed, and have little/no space for improvement. The 2 TB drive for the host/guests, and 6EA 3TB Hitachi's in raid configuration for data. In order for me to increase storage capacity, I need to grow into a larger chassis. I currently have 6EA 3TB's in stand-by still in OEM wrapping, and 2EA 3TB drives as hotswap spares. I'd rather not consider making the jump to 2.5" drives, as that will require me to purchase all new disks.
What I'd REALLY like to do, is focus on getting all drives under one roof, without needing a 4U rackmount chassis. I'd also like to hear other options than just the HAF Stacker from CM, as that's the only one (aside from the Antec 1900) I've found that can meet my requirements. Is there anything else out there? Something that wouldn't require custom work? 24~30TB usable storage (depending on raid configuration I choose) would put me back down to 50~60% raid pool utilization, which would be AWESOME. As it stands right now, I'm almost full from the 12TB usable storage that R6 (raidz2) gives me.
NOTE: While JBOD isn't out of the picture either, I'd rather try and keep everything under one roof, as previously mentioned. If it just makes more sense to do JBOD USB 3 or eSata, I would not argue though.
Oh, and I'm in South Korea (Seoul). Another reason I ask these questions. It's rather difficult for me to speak the native tongue as I'm still trying to grasp the basics, and being able to point me in the right direction will help save me some money in the long run. Shipping from the states is EXPENSIVE, even to APO addresses. the Antec 1900 for instance is around $150 to ship to my door. That's a 3TB drive I can add to my space heater
EDIT: almost forgot... While being quiet isn't the utmost priority, it shouldn't be any louder than your typical household 16" floor fan on low-mid speed. That would kill me. Well, the wife would kill me if she could hear it anywhere near as loud as the 2u server did.
With the pleasantries out of the way: I'm in search of a MASSIVE tower. I don't need portability. I don't particularly care for a rack mount, as I just donated a 4x Xeon server 2U rackmount to a lab my employees run. This is for my home/office.
I currently have my system set up in a Phanteks Enthoo Pro case, which I purchased all hardware pre-assembled in. Specs for the rig aren't all that important at the moment in my opinion, but if you think it will help, I will post. It's an E-ATX board, though.
Current architecture is such that the system runs Win10 as the host for gaming, and VM's (all linux) for all the good stuff. I currently have 7 HDD's installed, and have little/no space for improvement. The 2 TB drive for the host/guests, and 6EA 3TB Hitachi's in raid configuration for data. In order for me to increase storage capacity, I need to grow into a larger chassis. I currently have 6EA 3TB's in stand-by still in OEM wrapping, and 2EA 3TB drives as hotswap spares. I'd rather not consider making the jump to 2.5" drives, as that will require me to purchase all new disks.
What I'd REALLY like to do, is focus on getting all drives under one roof, without needing a 4U rackmount chassis. I'd also like to hear other options than just the HAF Stacker from CM, as that's the only one (aside from the Antec 1900) I've found that can meet my requirements. Is there anything else out there? Something that wouldn't require custom work? 24~30TB usable storage (depending on raid configuration I choose) would put me back down to 50~60% raid pool utilization, which would be AWESOME. As it stands right now, I'm almost full from the 12TB usable storage that R6 (raidz2) gives me.
NOTE: While JBOD isn't out of the picture either, I'd rather try and keep everything under one roof, as previously mentioned. If it just makes more sense to do JBOD USB 3 or eSata, I would not argue though.
Oh, and I'm in South Korea (Seoul). Another reason I ask these questions. It's rather difficult for me to speak the native tongue as I'm still trying to grasp the basics, and being able to point me in the right direction will help save me some money in the long run. Shipping from the states is EXPENSIVE, even to APO addresses. the Antec 1900 for instance is around $150 to ship to my door. That's a 3TB drive I can add to my space heater
EDIT: almost forgot... While being quiet isn't the utmost priority, it shouldn't be any louder than your typical household 16" floor fan on low-mid speed. That would kill me. Well, the wife would kill me if she could hear it anywhere near as loud as the 2u server did.
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