[CentOS] Building a Back Blaze style POD

[Jason Pyeron]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of John R Pierce
> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 15:24
> To: centos at centos.org
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Building a Back Blaze style POD
> 
> On 05/08/11 12:06 PM, Jason wrote:
> > Rudy,
> >
> >
> > Do you have a recommendation of a motherboard?
> >
> > I am still reading the rest of your post. Thanks!
> 
> most any server board that supports dual intel xeon 5500/5600 
> will let you pretty easily add 24GB per CPU socket while 
> using relatively affordable 4GB dimms.
> 
> http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/QPI/5500/X8DA6.
> cfm?SAS=N
> or whatever
> 
> you might look at these chassis, which are, IMHO, better 
> engineered than that backblaze thing 
> http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/847/SC847E16-R1400U.cfm


If you can use less drives, this would be more cost effective (time building &
time fixing)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219038 [400$]

And then if you wwant raid:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816118141 [1300$] or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115095 [700$]

> 
> this supports 36 SAS/SATA drives in a 4U (24 in front, 12 in 
> back) and has SAS2 backplane multiplexers so you don't need 
> nearly as many SAS/SATA cards
> 
> 
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