The MicroServer includes basic hardware RAID (0,1,10 IIRC) support using a Marvell chip -- 01:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9230 PCIe SATA 6Gb/s Controller (rev 11) -- At BIOS boot you can type Control-M to configure the builtin hardware RAID. I did not play with this.
For serious NAS applications a SAS PCIe card and SAS drives would probably be the way to go. This overview video did that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3QQBHIjtGI Lonnie > On Jun 3, 2019, at 5:06 PM, David Kerr <da...@kerr.net> wrote: > > This box is begging for RAID support across the 4 drive bays. How would you > suggest going about that? > > David > > On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 5:20 PM Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> > wrote: > A newly released hardware description and configuration has been added to the > AstLinux documentation: > > HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 AMD X3421 > https://doc.astlinux-project.org/userdoc:board_hpe_microserver_x3421 > > I personally purchased a HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 (Model: P04923-S01) > (8G RAM, No SSD) via Amazon: > > HPE ProLiant Microserver Gen10 ... > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DFPDRV8/ > > $329.00 USD -- Solution Model: P04923-S01, AMD X3421 CPU, 4-core @2.1 GHz, 8G > RAM > > $ 8.00 USD -- ORICO 2.5 to 3.5 Hard Drive Adapter HDD SSD Mounting Bracket > Tray (32GB SSD laying around) > > $ 0.00 USD -- Shipping (Included) > > First you might ask, a 9" cube with 4 drive bays, this is not a typical > AstLinux hardware description ... yes you are correct. The reason this box > caught my eye was several fold: > > 1) Good value with 8G DDR4 RAM included, puts the barebone > board/case/power-supply price at around $200 USD. > 2) Can run AstLinux either bare-metal or as a guest VM with a hypervisor on > the MicroServer. Start a project bare-metal and transition to a VM later if > needed. > 3) Widely obtainable, backed by HP Enterprise and should have a long run on > ebay as the years go by. > 4) Good reviews [1] (and FYI Overview Video [2]). > > The MicroServer's AMD X3421 performance falls between the faster Qotom Q530G6 > (Core i3-6100U) and slower Qotom Q190G4N-S07 (Celeron J1900). About 3x the > performance of a PC Engines APU2. > > The power consumption is relatively low for this kind of box, idles at 16 W. > And runs cool at idle, k10temp reports 23 degC CPU (measured on the board, > not CPU core) (ambient temp is 22 degC / 72 degF). The large but quiet fan > is overkill for a bare-metal AstLinux install. > > The HPE MicroServer offers: > -- Lots of configuration options. > -- Supports Video (VGA) Console > -- Supports 2.5" SSD (with 2.5" to 3.5" tray) > -- 2x Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5720 NIC's > -- 2x PCIe low-profile slots > -- Power button > > The MicroServer requires DDR4 RAM, dual 288-pin UDIMM's, 8GB to 32GB > supported. > > No surprise, line-speed 1Gbps network routing and line-speed WireGuard VPN > with 50% headroom. > > The HPE MicroServer Gen10 X3421 has run solidly for a few days, further > updates as needed. > > Lonnie > > [1] Review https://www.servethehome.com/hpe-proliant-microserver-gen10-review/ > > [2] Overview Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3QQBHIjtGI > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
