[kwlug-disc] Adding storage to a rack mount server

Fri Sep 15 11:11:43 EDT 2017

Looks like I might be having an issue with the motherboard on this server,
so this discussion may be moot. :(

Anyone have a space DL380 G6 motherboard laying about I can pick up this
weekend?

Heh.

Thanks for the suggestions folks!

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 10:49 AM, CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Just remember, WD40 is for the stuff that should move but doesn't, Duct
> tape is for the stuff that is moving but shouldn't!
>
>
> On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 at 10:26 Colin Mackay <zixiekat at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That may be a possibility.  I may be able to tie them down with a bit of
>> creative zip tie-ing. :)
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 10:12 PM, William Park via kwlug-disc <
>> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>>
>>> If you don't have problem with appearance and handling, then get
>>> SATA/power extension cable out from the 2.5" bays, and plug your 3.5"
>>> harddisks.
>>> --
>>> William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 10:41:14AM -0400, Colin Mackay wrote:
>>> > At the moment all my KODI shares are on the 'desktop' server, all
>>> stored on
>>> > a single USB drive with no redundancy.  *slaps hand*  Bad.
>>> >
>>> > I really wanna get away from *this* desktop doing anything important.
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 9:35 AM, Charles McColm <
>>> > charlesm at theworkingcentre.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > I did this for about a year with our KODI server mounting the 1TB
>>> drive in
>>> > > another machine. That drive developed non-fatal SMART errors, but it
>>> was a
>>> > > few years old, went through several power-outages with no UPS, and
>>> was a
>>> > > Seagate 1TB model known to have issues. I was able to pull off all
>>> the data
>>> > > on to a 2TB drive later, but we stopped using the 1 TB drive.
>>> > >
>>> > > Our XBMC/KODI server NFS mounted the drive, which was stored in a
>>> box in
>>> > > another room. This was how we stored our ripped movies for a good 1+
>>> years.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > Charles McColm, cr at theworkingcentre.org
>>> > > http://www.theworkingcentre.org/cr/
>>> > > Desk Phone: 519-743-1151 x121
>>> > > Shop Phone: 519-743-1151 x225
>>> > > Open Tues. - Fri. 10am - 5pm
>>> > > ________________________________________
>>> > > From: kwlug-disc [kwlug-disc-bounces at kwlug.org] on behalf of
>>> William Park
>>> > > via kwlug-disc [kwlug-disc at kwlug.org]
>>> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 11:36 PM
>>> > > To: kwlug-disc at kwlug.org
>>> > > Cc: William Park
>>> > > Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Adding storage to a rack mount server
>>> > >
>>> > > The cheapest option would be NFS.  Mount the desktop from 2U server.
>>> > > $0.00 hardware cost.  Zero hardware change.
>>> > > --
>>> > > William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>
>>> > >
>>> > > On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 03:20:42PM -0400, Colin Mackay wrote:
>>> > > > Greetings.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > I have come into possession of a DL380 G6 2U server to replace the
>>> > > desktop
>>> > > > server I have at home.  The desktop has two internal, 3.5" 2TB SATA
>>> > > drives,
>>> > > > in a software raid 1.  Currently I have 8 2.5" 146GB SAS drives in
>>> the
>>> > > new
>>> > > > server, but I'd like to increase space at as low a cost as
>>> possible.
>>> > > >
>>> > > > All I use the drives for are MythTV recordings and general storage
>>> of
>>> > > > pictures and documents.  Current usage is 1.1TB or 638GB without
>>> Myth
>>> > > > recordings. :)
>>> > > >
>>> > > > My options seem to be:
>>> > > >
>>> > > > 1. buying 2x 2.5" 2TB SATA drives
>>> > > >   - About $250
>>> > > >   - Probably most reliable option
>>> > > >
>>> > > > 2. Using my current two drives in a USB RAID1 device
>>> > > >   - Cheaper, but...
>>> > > >     - No idea which one to use, there are dozens of them.
>>> > > >     - Not sure how I'd know if a drive failed
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > > I planned to use ESX on this server, so if I did go with USB
>>> option, not
>>> > > > certain of the reliability of mounting USB drives on a guest OS.
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Any thoughts, or suggestions out there?  Something I haven't
>>> thought of?
>>> > > >
>>> > > >
>>> > > > Thanks!
>>> > >
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