I am going to be upgrading my server within the next couple of months and am trying to do some prior planning. My current setup is as follows:
Case: Fractal Define R5
Mothberboard: Gigabyte Z170X-Designare-CF
CPU: i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz
Memory: 32 GiB DDR4
Storage: 15TB spread across 4 HDDs (10x2x2x1) + 1HDD at 10TB for Parity.
OS: Unraid 🧡
While this setup as served me well, I am completely hooked on these mini-racks(Rackmate T1) and am thinking of getting one eventually. Fortunately I’ll be getting my hands on my first mini-pc soon, an ASUS ExpertCenter PN52. This little badboy has the following specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HX
Memory: 32 GiB DDR4
Storage: Comes with one NVMe SSD 1TB
From my little cpu knowledege this one is superior in almost all ways, so it feels like an easy choice to swith out the old one. I need an enclosing for my 5 HDDs that connects to this minipc. This leads me to my questions:
What are your suggestions for enclosings?
Whats the best way to connect an enclosing like this to the mini-pc?
Any pinpointers, opinions and suggestions appriciated!
edit: im getting the mini-pc for free actually, so feel like its a no brainer to upgrade.
No idea how I would connect the drivers, was hoping there would be an easy solution for this but seems there might not be? Guess I’ll have to look into something that has data as you say as I wouldn’t want to slow down speeds or make it unreliable.
The rack I linked isn’t one I want on specific, but generally in that direction. It’s a small one for sure, though they have larger ones too:
Oh I didn’t mean larger like that, I meant width wise. Standard rack width is 19 inches so if it’s one of those specialty racks that’s narrower that thing I said about repurposing an old 1u/2u is pointless because it won’t fit. Doesn’t mean you can’t or shouldn’t use this rack, just that that idea is no good.
4u is fine unless you want to expand down the line. Networking gear and stuff. However if it’s a narrow rack I don’t think there will be much to put in it for those purposes? Depends on your goals. I have a larger rack but I also have my whole networking stack in it, switch, poe switch, ups, router, nas, etc.
I would consider posting on the unraid forums. There may be someone who has used similar hardware and can give guidance on how they approached the setup. The benefit of unraid is ultimately that the support community is very solid
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No idea how I would connect the drivers, was hoping there would be an easy solution for this but seems there might not be? Guess I’ll have to look into something that has data as you say as I wouldn’t want to slow down speeds or make it unreliable.
The rack I linked isn’t one I want on specific, but generally in that direction. It’s a small one for sure, though they have larger ones too:
S: https://deskpi.com/products/deskpi-rackmate-t1-2
Oh I didn’t mean larger like that, I meant width wise. Standard rack width is 19 inches so if it’s one of those specialty racks that’s narrower that thing I said about repurposing an old 1u/2u is pointless because it won’t fit. Doesn’t mean you can’t or shouldn’t use this rack, just that that idea is no good.
4u is fine unless you want to expand down the line. Networking gear and stuff. However if it’s a narrow rack I don’t think there will be much to put in it for those purposes? Depends on your goals. I have a larger rack but I also have my whole networking stack in it, switch, poe switch, ups, router, nas, etc.
I would consider posting on the unraid forums. There may be someone who has used similar hardware and can give guidance on how they approached the setup. The benefit of unraid is ultimately that the support community is very solid