Unraid + Plex Box


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Looking to build this with all new parts except for the power supply:

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jsoltani/saved/g3Mypg

 

I'd like to use it for unraid + plex at the minimum but would really like to have it all running on some kind of hypervisor like esxi to also be able to have a windows 7 or server running and whatever other vms (osx maybe?)

I'd like to also use ipmi... I don't know if this motherboard supports it?

 

Is this the right hardware for what I'm looking to do? I'm a newbie for all intensive purposes and know nothing when it comes to linux/dos commands really. So I planned to try to youtube learn it all from example...

 

For file storage I planned on going big with 6tb drives starting with 1 6tb parity, 1 6tb storage, 1 ssd to house the vms, 1 ssd for cache. I'd like to eventually fill up to max unraid can support (22 drives x 6 tb = 132 tb? 126 usable?)

Could really use feedback here.

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Did you think about using cheaper case ? I am sure you can get case that holds as many drives for 100$ and have more money to spend on hard drives

 

If you can point out a case with 24 plugable drive cages for less, I would be interested also.  I have not been able to find one for less than the Norco cages.

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@kitono

 

You might also want to pick up one of these plus some 120 mm high static pressure fans that are quieter than the stock fans in the case.

 

http://www.ipcdirect.net/servlet/Detail?no=258

 

Also, you may want to pick up extra screws for the drive caddies.  My SS-500s were short the number of screws required and they are very cheap metal.  The length is also an issue as they are very short.

 

http://www.ipcdirect.net/servlet/Detail?no=211

 

Also, that raidmax PS is 3 rails @34A each.  You want a single rail supply.  If you want a Gold 850 watt moduler supply, this might be a good option

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Seasonic-X-Series-850-W-Power-Supply-Review/1169/1

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I would not do it.  There is more to it than just current.  Go with a lower quality, ie bronze or silver rated to get the price equal. You could back away from the modular cables, even though I think they are great.  If your that tight for money, dump the SSD and pick up a very cheap 1TB drive for the cache.  Use the difference to purchase the better power supply. 

 

Your seriously talking about investing potentially several thousand dollars in hardware and your going to scrimp on on a core piece of the hardware and go against every recommendation on this board of single vs multi-rail.  By the way do they post a schematic so you know which connectors are tied to which rail so you can hook it up correctly?

 

You probably will get away with it when the system is lightly loaded, but as it fills up, I would expect problems.

 

 

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switchman that card is an extender so it requires the flashed m1015 card but between the two cards together then it supports 24 connections.

Riverhawk you're gonna plug in mini-sas cables from the case to the two cards and from one card to the extender card.

 

I eventually decided against going with this build because the total dollar amount was too high for me. Hanging out in the chat channel and learning that I could have an all-in-one gaming rig/htpc server/unraid file storage server means that this will be my new goal going forward. My current gaming PC has a very good PSU and case and plenty of bay drive slots so I can save money by using those.

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Dump those Green WD drives...they are not for using in a raid situation. I had three in my array and had to change them out because they started to fail in SMART very early.

 

Switch to WD reds. They are designed for UNRAID. Personally I would avoid WD drives all together but it's up to you.

 

I have had great success with these but they are 4tb..

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145912

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