[TriLUG] Storage server diy

[William Sutton via TriLUG]

I've had good luck with several generations of IBM (later HDS) hard 
drives, some lasting a decade or more in continuous operation.

William Sutton

On Fri, 2 Aug 2019, Wes Garrison via TriLUG wrote:

> I've done this several times over the last few years, and I'd be happy to
> help
>
> Generally, depending on size, I think ZFS on Debian or *buntu is the best
> thing going, with 2x or 3x fault tolerance.
>
> 10TiB drives are the best bang for the buck right now as far as $/GB is
> concerned.  You definitely want to get the NAS variant of drives, like WD
> Red or Hitachi/HGST NAS.
>
> Regular drives aren't meant to run 24x7, and they fail at very high rates.
>
> I'd look at something like the Norco enclosures for this as well:
> https://www.newegg.com/norco-ds-12d/p/N82E16816133044
> https://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-3-5-Inch-Hot-Swap-Rackmount-RM212/dp/B00S0M4D8U/
>
>
> These are the cheap ones, and you may want to replace with quieter fans,
> check solder joints, etc. unless you have the budget for expensive cases.
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> On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 4:07 PM Hariharan Gopalan via TriLUG <
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>> Is there any storage server expert in the group who can help me with this?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Hari
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