WFloyd
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- Comment on Server upgrade/replacement help 5 weeks ago:
Anything USB connected more likely to be flaky, but a good enterprise disk shelf and a HBA card would be rock solid (just noisy…)
Unfortunately my solution when I did a big data migration was to buy more (cheap) storage lol. Ultimately it was a cost vs. time/stress tradeoff.
- Comment on Server upgrade/replacement help 5 weeks ago:
Physical space is actually a huge issue
Ah then I’d recommend keep the existing machine as the server (it sounds like it’s serving you well hardware wise), and get a SFF machine for regular desktop use, be that a new build or a used office machine. The trick will be in migrating the server to Linux, and without endangering your data in the process.
- Comment on Server upgrade/replacement help 5 weeks ago:
Examples of some of the deals I’ve personally gotten (ymmv, some were auctions):
- 5 x 3.84TB SAS SSDs
- $521.54 total (stunning deal, I got lucky)
- $104.31/drive
- $27.16/TB
- 5 x 960GB SAS SSDs
- $165.17 total
- $33.03/drive
- $34.41/TB
- 7 x 12TB Toshiba SAS HDDs
- $427.31 total
- $61.04/drive
- $5.09/TB
- 2 x 8TB Seagate SAS HDDs
- $49.99 total
- $25/drive
- $3.13/TB
- 2 x KTN-STL3 JBODs each including 15x3TB SAS HDDs
- $532.73 total
- $266.37/shelf
- $17.76/drive bay+drive
- $5.92/TB not including value of JBODs (~$150/each without drives)
- 5 x 3.84TB SAS SSDs
- Comment on Server upgrade/replacement help 5 weeks ago:
In short, I’d recommend option B/C, where you buy used enterprise grade equipment, learn to run Linux, and build out that way. I can’t overstate just how good a deal can be had on eBay, even from reputable sellers. This goes for everything, from the computer itself, to disk shelves, to HDDs and SSDs. Plus you’re reducing on e-waste! Used HDDs are a great deal if you buy enough to run redundancy (RAID 6 or equivalent), because the seller will often include a warranty (up to 5 years!). I’ve only had a handful of drive failures and 0 issues with warranty refund/exchanges.
You’re running roughly the same services as I do (though a bit more storage), so if it means anything, I’ve ended up using the following (all purchased used)
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- HP Z440 Workstation (upgraded over time) - CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2698 V4 (20 core) - RAM: 128GB DDR4 2133MT/s - GPU: Intel Arc A380 - Storage: Boot SSD + HBA card for bulk storage - 2 x Dell EMC KTN-STL3 JBOD - 15 x 3.5" bays - Mix of HDDs spread across the two JBODs - 7 x 12TB - 6 x 14TB - 6 x 10TB - 2 x 16TB - 1 x 8TB - 1 x HP QR490A JBOD - 24 x 2.5" bays - Mix of SSDs - 6 x 3.84TB - 5 x 1TB ___
Broadly, I find the following with my setup:
- Pros
- Easily expandable storage using a HBA
- High reliability (ECC memory, server grade equipment)
- Used equipment is cheap
- Cons
- Running mostly older-gen hardware, not cutting edge performance
- Bulky, noisy cooling, less power efficient
- Pros
- Comment on Server upgrade/replacement help 5 weeks ago:
A few things that might help narrow options down:
- What’s your budget?
- Do you expect to host more stuff in the future? Do you need more RAM/CPU performance?
- How much physical space do you have? Do you have a place where could store equipment if it were noisier?
- How expensive is your electricity? Is efficiency important?
- How much of your 100TB is full?
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Oof, my bad! Thanks for tracking that down.
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