Hey guys, I'm fairly new to the forum but I've been watching LTT videos for a while now. Thought I would share my home server.
Hardware CASE: Rosewill RSV-L4500 - 4U Rackmount Server Case PSU: Corsair AX850 MB: Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3 CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K HS: Stock Intel Heatsink RAM: 16GB DDR3 2133 G.SKILL Sniper Series RAID CARD 1: LSI MegaRAID SATA/SAS 9240-8i SSD: 120GB OCZ Agility 3 HDD 1: 4x Seagate STBD4000400 4TB HDD 2: 4x Seagate ST4000DM000 4TB Software and Configuration: My server is running Windows 7 Ultimate and I'm using LSI MEgaRAID Storage Manager
All 8 drives are configured in a single RAID 5 array
Usage: General purpose file server for my movie and TV show collection as well as an assortment of games for PC and various consoles/emulators. It also serves as my Plex media server that is accessed from my 2 Media PCs and Xbox One, DC++ server, Team Speak server, and personal FTP server. Backup: Most of the data is on this array alone as it is not really that important... just games, movies, and TV shows. All my personal files such as documents, pictures, home videos, I have in a few places locally as well as a few different cloud locations.
This server along with my FiOS router and PC office area gigabit switch are on an APC Pro 1500 UPS
Additional info: This is my first ever attempt at RAID, I kind of went in blind with only doing a small amount of research on my own. Some of the hardware might seem a bit overkill for a storage server but that is because they are old parts from my previous main gaming rig. Figured putting them to some good use is better than collecting dust in the closet. I have had the setup for about 2 years now and it is chugging along just fine!
Side note: I'm still in an apartment at the moment so I don't have an actual rack yet but that is going to be one of my first purchases after I get my house. Currently my server doubles as a stand for my main rig so I can easily see it and all it's glory from my desk (3rd pic below)
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