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Added pics of inside. It looks messy but its actually not so bad. Like most rack cases I don't get much for cable management options.

 

I assume you're running bind as a local DNS cahce as well? :)

Yes although the main purpose has been to keep IPs organized.

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Hardware
CASE: Silverstone Lascala LC17B HTPC (lol)
PSU: Silverstone ST50F
MB: Asus M4N68T-M
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE (Unlocked to quad core)
HS: Stock AMD heatsink
RAM: 2 x 4GB Corsair XM3 1333Mhz CL9
CONTROLLER CARD: Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 SAS Card
SSD: 120GB Samsung 840 EVO

HDD 1: 6 x 2TB Western Digital WD20EARS

HDD 2: 2 x 1TB Western Digital WD10EADS
HDD 2: 3 x 2TB Western Digital WD20EARX
HDD 3: 2 x 3TB Western Digital WD30EFRX

 

 

 
Software and Configuration:
Box is running Windows Server 2012 installed on SSD. Hyper-V running CentOS & Fedora VM's

6 x 2TB configured in software RAID5. Other disks are stand alone storage drives for now. 

Total disk = 24TB ;  Total storage capacity = 20TB

 
Usage:
General purpose media server with Plex server installed. 

Also running ruTorrent with autodl-irssi. The RAID & drives are mounted to the CentOS VM for this
 
Backup:
No backup, just for storing my media files.

1000VA UPS for power failure
 
Additional info:

Have a dual Xeon E5530 server with 32GB memory for upgrade. Currently looking at case solutions (e.g Norco RPC-4224) however large server cases cost hundreds to ship to NZ :(

 

 

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Currently looking at case solutions (e.g Norco RPC-4224) however large server cases cost hundreds to ship to NZ  :( 

 I know the feeling! Hate the shipping to NZ fiasco. D:

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Hardware

CASE: Silverstone Lascala LC17B HTPC (lol)

PSU: Silverstone ST50F

MB: Asus M4N68T-M

CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE (Unlocked to quad core)

HS: Stock AMD heatsink

RAM: 2 x 4GB Corsair XM3 1333Mhz CL9

CONTROLLER CARD: Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 SAS Card

SSD: 60GB OCZ Agility 3

HDD 1: 6 x 2TB Western Digital WD20EARS

HDD 2: 2 x 1TB Western Digital WD10EADS

HDD 3: 3 x 2TB Western Digital WD20EARX

HDD 4: 1 x 3TB Western Digital WD30EFRX

Nice ghetto system, cant wait to see your upgrade though.

Your added to the list.

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Hardware

CASE: Norcotek RPC4220

PSU: Corsair HX850

MB: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3

CPU: AMD Phenom II 965

HS: Stock AMD heatsink

RAM: 16GB DDR3 1333

RAID CARD 1: IBM M1015, Flashed with "IT" firmware

RAID CARD 2: HPT Rocket Raid 2680

SSD: Crucial C300 120GB SSD

HDD 1: 8x 2TB Seagete ST2000DM001

HDD 2: 5x 2TB Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632

HDD 3: 2x 2TB Seagate ST32000542AS

HDD 4: 1x 4TB Seagete ST4000DM000

HDD 5: 1x 1TB WD 10EACS

 

Software and Configuration:

My server is running windows server 2012 and im using FlexRAID to make my array. 

My main array consists of 14 2TB drives in RAID 6, so i in up with 21.8TB actual space on that array.

The remaining drives are used as iSCSI target's and one 2TB drive is for active torrents and usenet download's /uploads.

 

Usage:

I use the storage for movies and series, i have media players around the house that access it.

Its also for backing up my computers.

 

Backup:

The is arrays backed up to LiveDrive, this is a online cloud backup service. (i have 100/100 Mbps connection)

 

Additional info:

I'm using the AMD processor because it was a leftover from my previous server, i will upgrade it eventually because of its high power consumption.

 

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 Hotswappable drive bays of the Norco case.

 

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 Drives as listed in Disk Management.

 

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Drives as listen on Computer.

 

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My LackRack, in the basement, right next to our water main, and the main power line... SAFETY FIRST!!! :D  :D  (The 2 old and big DL580G2's are not in use)

and the DL140 G3 had been replaced with a DL160 G6

What plan do u have for live drive and how much is it ?

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What plan do u have for live drive and how much is it ?

I use a Dutch livedrive reseller called clouddrive.nl

they are 4 euro a month for unlimited bandwidth, computers and storage.

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Hardware
CASE: Bitfenix Shinobi
PSU: Corsair CX430M
MB: Asrock Z77 Extreme4
CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 lga1155
HS: Corsair H80
RAM: 32gb Crucial 1600mhz
SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 240gb
HDD 1: 3x 3TB Seagete ST3000DM001 (7200rpm 64mb cache, 1tb platters)
HDD 2: 4x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300 (7200rpm 64mb cache, 1tb platters)

 

Total Capacity: 21.24TB

 

 
Software and Configuration:
My server is running Windows 7 Ultimate along with FlexRAID to configure the RAID setup.
I am using all 7 drives in a raid 6 like array. I have 2 drives for redundancy and the rest as storage.

They all seem to run around ~35 degrees which keeps me content, especially considering they are in such a tight area.
 
Usage:
I use the storage for all of my media such as movies, tv shows, pictures, music, etc. I have it connected to my gigabit network and I access it from my htpc and main desktop.
 
Backup:
I currently have about 95% of my important data backed up to an external 3tb seagate drive, and I have another 3.5" 3tb drive that I plan to do a backup to and leave dormant.
 
Additional info:
I chose this platform for it's flexibility and robustness. The motherboard was chosen because of it's 8 sata ports which was exactly what I needed. I decided to go with software raid because it gives me all the speed I need at a not-too-bad price, since it is simply a media server. I also recently wired up my entire house with ethernet (that was tons of fun) so I could have this NAS/server sit in my spare bedroom and not have to touch it.
 
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This is the NAS, sitting under my desk currently. My main computer is in the 900D above it. I am going to be moving the NAS to the spare bedroom this week, since I just wired it up with ethernet.

 

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I tried to do cable management decently well, it is a pet peeve of mine. (I *almost* sleeved these cables, if only it had a window!)

 

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I was going to add an 8th 3tb drive but had absolutely no need to, so I threw the SSD down there.

 

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How it sits currently..

 

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I also have a 3tb drive in my desktop and another 3tb drive in my htpc for random local files. But I know they do not count, being in different computers.

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Hardware

CASE: Bitfenix Shinobi

PSU: Corsair CX430M

MB: Asrock Z77 Extreme4

CPU: Intel Celeron G1610 lga1155

HS: Corsair H80

RAM: 32gb Crucial 1600mhz

SSD: OCZ Vertex 3 240gb

HDD 1: 3x 3TB Seagete ST3000DM001 (7200rpm 64mb cache, 1tb platters)

HDD 2: 4x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300 (7200rpm 64mb cache, 1tb platters)

 

Nice system :)    

I added you to the list with 21TB as we don't count the OS drive.

 

PS: I still plan on expanding my FlexRAID tutorial so if you have any comments on stuff to add then please let me know.

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i dont understand u live in australia we have like 3rd world internet speeds how does this work? lol

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nice, why do you have 32gb of ram?

 

This kind of stupid questions annoy me...

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This kind of stupid questions annoy me...

Why the hell would that be a stupid question when everyone always says that 4gb of ram is more then enough for a nas

also, you annoy me.

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Why the hell would that be a stupid question when everyone always says that 4gb of ram is more then enough for a nas

also, you annoy me.

I'm not sure about Bobert's needs, but just FYI: ZFS will gladly gobble up as

much RAM as you throw at it.

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nice, why do you have 32gb of ram?

 

Simply, because I got one 16gb kit for free through a contest at my old work and I bought a second matching kit when I bought a processor so it came with a bundle coupon.

 

Dat sexy cable management!

 

Thank you :) I am pretty particular about that.

 

I'm not sure about Bobert's needs, but just FYI: ZFS will gladly gobble up as

much RAM as you throw at it.

 

This. ^ I may as well use it since I have it already.

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Hardware

CASE: Antec 1200 v3

PSU: Corsair AX750

MB: Biostar T-Series TA870U3+

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 255

HS: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2

RAM: 4GB

Flash Disk: Lexar 16GB

RAID CARD 1: SuperMicro SASLP-MV8

RAID CARD 2: RocketRAID 2300

RAID CARD 3: RocketRAID 2300

HDD 1-20: Various 2TB Seagate and WD 7200 RPM drives

Cache Drive: 2TB Hitachi Deskstar 3K3000

Parity Drive: 2TB Hitachi Deskstar 3K3000

Drive Cage 1: Icy Dock MB455SFP-B 5x3 drive cage

Drive Cage 2: Norco SS-500 5x3 drive cage

Drive Cage 3: SuperMicro CSE-M35T-1 5x3 drive cage

Drive Cage 4: iStarUSA BPU-350 5x3 drive cage

 

Software and Configuration:

This system is running unRaid 5rc12. It is using unRaid software raid solution which is based on a Raid 4 design with a single parity disk.

The array has 20 drives in the array with a single parity drive and the additional cache drive drive to speed up writes to the array.

All this is handled by using 4 different models of 5x3 drive cages and three additional controller cards.

None of the controller cards run RAID configs, they are simply JBOD - unRaid itself manages RAID functions.

Usage:

I use the storage to centralize all the movies, telvision shows, music and picturres for all the systems in the house. Additionally backups of various sytems and user data is also stored on the system.

We have two media streamers, one HTPC and about 7-8 PC's all accessing the system.

Backup:

Critical data is backed up to a secondary unit offsite.

Additional info:

I wanted a low cost solution to provide for LOTS of storage and protection against a single drive failure. When building this unit up, I also took the opportunity to purchase 4 different 5x3 cages, which at the time, were the most talked about on the unRaid forums. I then also did reviews and comparison of the 4 units.

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All that storage space and only 4GB of RAM. Wow... lol  :lol:

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All that storage space and only 4GB of RAM. Wow... lol  :lol:

 

Unraid doesn't need ram, and being 32 bit, doesn't even use all the 4GB...

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nice, why do you have 32gb of ram?

 

This kind of stupid questions annoy me...

@Blackterror25

 

Im sorry. Maybe I was a little harsh.

But every time some has "allot" of something, questions like this comes.

You're in the 10TB+ thread, and 32GB of RAM quite common.

 

Again Im sorry, I came across a little strong.

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@Blackterror25

 

Im sorry. Maybe I was a little harsh.

But every time some has "allot" of something, questions like this comes.

You're in the 10TB+ thread, and 32GB of RAM quite common.

 

Again Im sorry, I came across a little strong.

I'm ok with large amounts but I just though it was strange, I'm planning on building a server myself in the near future so I'd like to know as much as possible about it.

 

 

Also,

Raphaex, the guy with the bmost storage (60TB) only has 8gb himself. that's why I thought it was strange that the 32GB jumped out that much.

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/21948-ltt-10tb-storage-show-off-topic/page-5#entry344524

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I'm ok with large amounts but I just though it was strange, I'm planning on building a server myself in the near future so I'd like to know as much as possible about it.

 

 

Also,

Raphaex, the guy with the bmost storage (60TB) only has 8gb himself. that's why I thought it was strange that the 32GB jumped out that much.

 

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/21948-ltt-10tb-storage-show-off-topic/page-5#entry344524

Well, only ZFS uses so much RAM. My server is running about 200MB of RAM at any given point in time.

Remember that when configuring your system ;)

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Well, only ZFS uses so much RAM. My server is running about 200MB of RAM at any given point in time.

Remember that when configuring your system ;)

Im at 50tb also and I only use 4Gb of ram. ;)

I just ordered a HP microserver to toy with , and also an extra 4Tb drive .

I will take some pictures of it

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Im at 50tb also and I only use 4Gb of ram. ;)

I just ordered a HP microserver to toy with , and also an extra 4Tb drive .

I will take some pictures of it

o0,

 

I remember your system from the old topic :)

 

Would you mind reposting it here using the new layout 'n stuff? 

 

:)

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