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

[William Park]

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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