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24 Hard Drive Windows Home Server

Craig
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Hi All,

 

I am planning to built a new Windows Home Server to have Windows Home Server 2011 (then Later Windows Server 2012 Essentials if I think it would be worth it)

 

however I need advise regarding RAID cards, one of the cards I was looking at is the Intel RES2SV240 RAID Controller when I looked at the user guide (http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/e93121003_res2sv240_hwug.pdf) page9, it appears that you need to connect to a SAS Module on the motherboard, I am being thick today and just cant think, it should work via PCI shouldn't it surely I don't need a SAS module on the motherboard??

 

Also the Case says Mini SAS for the Backplanes is this the SFF8087 connector.

 

This is what my built is: (sorry for the links)  I am open to suggestions :)

 

Case: 4u Rackmount - 24 Bays (http://www.xcase.co.uk/24-bay-Hotswap-rackmount-chassis-norco-RPC-4224-p/case-xcase-rm424.htm)

HDD: 24 x 3TB WD RED (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digital-Red-Desktop-Drive/dp/B008JJLW4M/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1381962933&sr=1-1&keywords=wd+red+3tb)

RAID Controller: INTEL RES2SV240 RAID Controller (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-RES2SV240-RAID-Controller/dp/B0042NLUVE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381916118&sr=8-1&keywords=RES2SV240#productDetails) 

CPU: Intel i5 4570 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Graphics-BX80646I54570-Generation-Technology/dp/B00CV3E3WK/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1381963205&sr=1-5&keywords=intel+i5)

RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB   http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00D2LGRPG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Maximus-VI-Motherboard-Express-Extreme/dp/B00D41V69Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1381963243&sr=1-1&keywords=rog+hero)

Power Supply: Corsair AX1200 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-AX1200-Professional-Series-Modular/dp/B003QP4188/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1381963296&sr=1-2&keywords=Corsair+AX1200)

 

 

 

Again so sorry for so many questions but my brain is on holiday. :)

 

Thanks again

 

Craig

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Can't wait to see it done and make sure you have pictures and post in this topic too https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/21948-ltt-10tb-storage-show-off-topic/

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Aye, will do, but I need someone to point me in the right direction about RAID Controllers?

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If you want to do RAID with that many HDD's it's better to invest in a SAS controller or SAS drives or both.

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