Havoc wrote: > Do you need a server that will handle a big load? Slimserver runs on > quite small hardware. But if you need something nice, a Tyan Thunder > K8WE would do nice. (single ide, 4 sata standard) You can then plug in > something like an Areca ARC-1260 giving you 16 sata-II connections on a > 16 lane pci-e slot. And you can add more ARC-1160 on the pci-x slots > later. > > It will be loud, and it will consume a lot of power. They fit in a > Coolermaster Stacker and you can put 2 PSU's in it.
Wow, that's one expensive card. For software RAID, you only need SATA ports - not a hardware RAID card. I'm currently using 2 x Promise SATA150-TX4 cards (4 x SATA ports per card) with 3 x 250GB drives on each card. I need more space so I've got a Coolermaster Stacker [1] on order with three of 4-in-3 drive trays [2]. To handle more drives, I've also ordered a Supermicro 8-port SATA II card [3] It should all arrive later this week. R. [1] http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=STC-T01&other_title=0 [2] http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=STB-3T4-E1&other_title=4 [3] http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AoC-SAT2-MV8.cfm _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
