I need a nice chunk of RAID storage (20-30TB). I originally bought a rackmount case that holds 16 drives, a Supermicro Xeon board, and a RAID controller. I later find out:
1) The brand new 3Ware card I get only supports 2TB. Not getting another 3Ware card ever again in life.
2) I see these relatively cheap enclosures without a Motherboard, like a Powervault MD1000, or an SGI Rackable SE3016, that connects to an external computer.
I think I really like the idea of #2. The enclosures seem cheap, and I have a few spare rackmount PowerEdge servers available. These things usually have 2 connectors on them. What are they? What kind of card do I need in the server? Assuming I get a SAS enclosure, will these work with SATA drives? I'm not directly in IT, and these things are new to me.
Also, do these things work well with FreeNAS?
Thanks!
1) The brand new 3Ware card I get only supports 2TB. Not getting another 3Ware card ever again in life.
2) I see these relatively cheap enclosures without a Motherboard, like a Powervault MD1000, or an SGI Rackable SE3016, that connects to an external computer.
I think I really like the idea of #2. The enclosures seem cheap, and I have a few spare rackmount PowerEdge servers available. These things usually have 2 connectors on them. What are they? What kind of card do I need in the server? Assuming I get a SAS enclosure, will these work with SATA drives? I'm not directly in IT, and these things are new to me.
Also, do these things work well with FreeNAS?
Thanks!