IamSpartacus
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- Feb 23, 2017
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I'm looking to build out a new high capacity storage server to replace my current UnRAID bulk storage server. The #1 priority is capacity as my current server is 64TB (usable) and I want at least that much usable space on my new server as well.
This server will house data as follows:
70% media (10 simultaneous 1080p streams, 1-2 4K streams in future)
10% backups
10% surveillance
10% personal data
I realize I'm not going to get anywhere near 10Gb performance with spinners but I'm hoping to at least maximize performance as much as I can.
Hardware I have for this server is as follows:
MoBo: SuperMicro Xeon D-1541 or Xeon D-1537 (both 8C/16T)
RAM: 64GB (32GB x 2) DDR4 RDimms
SSDs: Intel 730 480GB SSDs (x2)
HDDs: ??????
Main thing I'm looking for guidance on is what capacity drives to use and in what configuration. Coming from UnRAID where the data isn't striped I didn't have to worry about losing half my usable space to a RAID10 config or wait for incredibly long rebuilds with RAID6/7. Of course such non-striped arrays have their own limitations which is why I'm here. Also, would it be possible/advisable to use the two Intel 730 SSDs as cache/log devices?
This server will house data as follows:
70% media (10 simultaneous 1080p streams, 1-2 4K streams in future)
10% backups
10% surveillance
10% personal data
I realize I'm not going to get anywhere near 10Gb performance with spinners but I'm hoping to at least maximize performance as much as I can.
Hardware I have for this server is as follows:
MoBo: SuperMicro Xeon D-1541 or Xeon D-1537 (both 8C/16T)
RAM: 64GB (32GB x 2) DDR4 RDimms
SSDs: Intel 730 480GB SSDs (x2)
HDDs: ??????
Main thing I'm looking for guidance on is what capacity drives to use and in what configuration. Coming from UnRAID where the data isn't striped I didn't have to worry about losing half my usable space to a RAID10 config or wait for incredibly long rebuilds with RAID6/7. Of course such non-striped arrays have their own limitations which is why I'm here. Also, would it be possible/advisable to use the two Intel 730 SSDs as cache/log devices?