Comment on Mini rack bod
frongt@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
You have a disk shelf? Usually they have something like SFF-8088 SAS connectors. I would just use those.
Comment on Mini rack bod
frongt@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
You have a disk shelf? Usually they have something like SFF-8088 SAS connectors. I would just use those.
nagaram@startrek.website 1 week ago
Imagine less off a proper BOD and more of a 3D Printable holder for 3.5 inch drives and no actual connections.
I was considering a mini ITX PC with just an external SAS to Sata PCI card. But at the rate of just building that I might end up just building a better tiny nas box with maybe a jonsbo case like the N3
frongt@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Yeah I have the N3 and I have no complaints. It works great.
If you’re building your own rackmount system, I would still recommend some kind of SAS connector and PCIe card with external connectors, like a 9200-8e. If you aren’t using a backplane, you’ll probably want a SATA breakout cable and external power.