lcasadonte
100+ Head-Fier
I thought I would share my current project which is audio and video driven. I am putting together a server which could run any audio/video backbone and store the data. A quick summary of the parts and cost would be as follows:
SUPERMICRO X9DRi-F mb w/2 intel xeon cpu's 190
64g ram 104
Rosewill case 110
12 4tb wd red at 90 per
2 adaptec asr71605 70/per card
1000w corsair ps 200
2 1tb samsung evo ssd's 88/per ssd
misc cables, wires connectors, ssd case $40
extra gpu nobrand $50
Grand Total $2000. So far.
I've got the 2 raid cards with 6 drives each formatted for raid level 6. I have wound up with 28tb of usable space and have set the server up to be a hyper v server under windows 2016. I have an msdn license and wanted to play in the ms server eco system from a learning/professional side of things (I do a lot with Microsoft good or bad).
I've got 2 sans digital nas drives that will handle daily access. They are 18tb each raid level 5. One is remote.
A couple of questions:
1) I'm having trouble with some heat in the case and am planning on trying out some cpu coolers this weekend and may upgrade the fans in the case. Any other suggestions?
2) Since I'm using windows server backup software licensing is expensive. I'm thinking of spinning up a hyper v vm to run just backup software to get around the server costs. What software are you guys using to keep your stuff in sync?