Storage

Our storage server prototype build is now complete and we have moved on to configuration, tuning and testing. After some delays in sourcing components the build is now complete and everything appears to be working. The server will run BSD with ZFS. The chassis holds 24 3.5″ HDDs in hot-swap bays. These are connected to … Storage Server Protype

The SuperMicro chassis for our storage server prototpe has arrived. The chassis is a SuperMicro SC846E16-R1200 providing dual 1200W PSUs, 24 hot-swap 3.5″ drive bays and a 4U SAS2 expander backplane. We will be putting 1TB 7200RPM disks in the prototype but it is good to know that the chassis allows us to opt for … Chassis for storage server prototype