[CentOS] low end file server with h/w RAID - recommendations

Sat Nov 4 08:54:25 UTC 2017
hw <hw at gc-24.de>

John R Pierce wrote:
> On 11/3/2017 1:25 AM, hw wrote:
>> That only goes when you buy new.  Look at what you can get used, and you´ll
>> see that there´s basically nothing that fits 3.5" drives.
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> I bought a used HP DL180g6 a couple years ago, 12 x 3.5" on the front panel, and 2 more in back, came with all 14 HP trays, dual X5650.   its a personal/charity server sitting at a coloc here in town.   I have several of the same model server at work with 25 x 2.5" drives (and x5660 and more ram), they are workhorses.

A couple years ago, yes.  Now, not anymore.