On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 6:48 AM, Edmund White <ewwh...@mac.com> wrote: > If you can budget 4U of rackspace, the DL370 G6 > is a good option that can accommodate 14LFF or 24 SFF disks (or a > combination). I've built onto DL180 G6 systems as well. If you do the > DL180 G6, you'll need a 12-bay LFF model. I'd recommend a Lights-Out 100 > license key to gain remote console. The backplane has a built-in SAS > expander, so you'll only have a single 4-lane SAS cable to the controller. > I typically use LSI controllers. In the DL180, I would spec a LSI 9211-4i > SAS HBA. You have room to mount a ZIL or L2Arc internally and leverage the > motherboard SATA ports. Otherwise, consider a LSI 9211-8i HBA and use the > second 4-land SAS connector for those. > > See: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ewwhite/sets/72157625918734321/ for an > example of the DL380 G7 build.
I assume you bought the controller separately, not from HP, right? Are there any other parts you need to buy separately? (e.g. cables) How about the disks? are they from HP? -- Fajar _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
