My little Terrorbyte server started off as an innocent offspring of my mind in the physical form of this. However, as time progressed and tech got faster and cheaper...and I became more devious, my plans expanded and thus, my simple home server has developed into...
This, the build thread for Terrorbyte V2!
As I progress in building and configuring up my server I'll be posting pics and info that may or may not be helpful or entertaining. Feel free to ask any questions, throw me suggestions, or just sit there quietly like a ninja ghost and stalk me like 90% of the internet does.
Main goals/uses
Progression
Day 1: Got my C1100, first impressions
Update 2: Got my Norco 4224, Trouble with the Dell C1100 + Fix
Update 3: Got my SAS expanders
Update 4: Got my LSI 9261-8i
Update 5: Finally got my SAS cables, got back a RMA'd SSD for the OS, and set up the system...IT'S ALIVE!
Update 6: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and 50 benches with 6x 2TB drives
Update 7: Crazy Network and transfer speeds. 0_o
Update 8: RAID 6 8x 2TB drives
Update 9: Got a 3TB backup drive + Benches
Update 10: Got a 5x 500GB drive + a 1TB Samsung F3 for free of a client
Update 11: Got HP 1800-24G + Update to Terrorbyte V2.1 begins
Update 12: New mobo installed, installed Server 2012 R2, and more fun
Update 13: New 8x 3TB RAID 0 and RAID 6 array benches, Power draw testing, and storage layout reconfiguration.
Update 14: Added 8x HGST He8 HDDs + 1TB SSD + Benches
Currently the setup is as follows...
I originally purchased a Dell Poweredge C1100 with 2 L5520 CPUs & 72GB RAM for $435 and connected it to the Norco chassis via SAS cables and an expander. Now, however, I bought a mobo to put in the Norco case and stripped the Dell of its two CPUs and 48GB of its RAM and finally got everything into the Norco. I sold the Dell to regain some $.
Total Spent: ~$2,724
System w/out Storage: ~$1,232
Das Terrorbyte v2.1!
CPU: 2x L5520
RAM: 48GB Nanya 1066MHz ECC RDIMM
Mobo: SuperMicro X8DTi-F - $140
Coolers: SuperMicro SNK-P0040AP4
RAID card: LSI 9261-8i RAID card with BBU - $200, replacement BBU - $70
SAS expander: Intel RES2CV240 - $115
Cables: 7x 1 Meter SAS Cable SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 - $60
PSU: Corsair TX650 V2 - $80
Chassis: Norco RPC-4224 - $350
120mm fan wall - $18
3x Be Quiet! 120mm Silent Wings 2 - Free
2x SilenX EFX-08-15 80mm Effizio Fans - $15
Athena Power Cable-PCI6EPS428 6" PCI-E Converter - $9
Network
HP Procurve 1800-24G - $95
OS
Server 2012 Datacenter R2 - Free
VMs:
Current HDD configs (105TB + 128GB)
No RAID -> 128GB - OS, 480GB - VMs, 1TB - Share
RAID 5 -> 4x 2TB Archive 1
RAID 5 -> 4x 2TB Archive 2
RAID 6 -> 8x 3TB for Movies and Backup
RAID 6 -> 8x 8TB for Movies and Backup
This, the build thread for Terrorbyte V2!
As I progress in building and configuring up my server I'll be posting pics and info that may or may not be helpful or entertaining. Feel free to ask any questions, throw me suggestions, or just sit there quietly like a ninja ghost and stalk me like 90% of the internet does.
Main goals/uses
- Experimentation and learning
- VMs
- Lots of storage
Progression
Day 1: Got my C1100, first impressions
Update 2: Got my Norco 4224, Trouble with the Dell C1100 + Fix
Update 3: Got my SAS expanders
Update 4: Got my LSI 9261-8i
Update 5: Finally got my SAS cables, got back a RMA'd SSD for the OS, and set up the system...IT'S ALIVE!
Update 6: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, and 50 benches with 6x 2TB drives
Update 7: Crazy Network and transfer speeds. 0_o
Update 8: RAID 6 8x 2TB drives
Update 9: Got a 3TB backup drive + Benches
Update 10: Got a 5x 500GB drive + a 1TB Samsung F3 for free of a client
Update 11: Got HP 1800-24G + Update to Terrorbyte V2.1 begins
Update 12: New mobo installed, installed Server 2012 R2, and more fun
Update 13: New 8x 3TB RAID 0 and RAID 6 array benches, Power draw testing, and storage layout reconfiguration.
Update 14: Added 8x HGST He8 HDDs + 1TB SSD + Benches
Currently the setup is as follows...
I originally purchased a Dell Poweredge C1100 with 2 L5520 CPUs & 72GB RAM for $435 and connected it to the Norco chassis via SAS cables and an expander. Now, however, I bought a mobo to put in the Norco case and stripped the Dell of its two CPUs and 48GB of its RAM and finally got everything into the Norco. I sold the Dell to regain some $.
Total Spent: ~$2,724
System w/out Storage: ~$1,232
Das Terrorbyte v2.1!
CPU: 2x L5520
RAM: 48GB Nanya 1066MHz ECC RDIMM
Mobo: SuperMicro X8DTi-F - $140
Coolers: SuperMicro SNK-P0040AP4
RAID card: LSI 9261-8i RAID card with BBU - $200, replacement BBU - $70
SAS expander: Intel RES2CV240 - $115
Cables: 7x 1 Meter SAS Cable SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 - $60
PSU: Corsair TX650 V2 - $80
Chassis: Norco RPC-4224 - $350
120mm fan wall - $18
3x Be Quiet! 120mm Silent Wings 2 - Free
2x SilenX EFX-08-15 80mm Effizio Fans - $15
Athena Power Cable-PCI6EPS428 6" PCI-E Converter - $9
Network
HP Procurve 1800-24G - $95
OS
Server 2012 Datacenter R2 - Free
VMs:
- Server 2012 R2 x5
- Win 10 x2
- Win 8.1
Current HDD configs (105TB + 128GB)
No RAID -> 128GB - OS, 480GB - VMs, 1TB - Share
- 128GB Samsung 830 - $67
- 480GB SanDisk Extreme 2 - Free (Work)
- 1TB Edge Boost Micro - Free (Work)
RAID 5 -> 4x 2TB Archive 1
- 2x Samsung Spinpoint F4 - $160
- 2x WD Red - $200
RAID 5 -> 4x 2TB Archive 2
- 2x Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 - $180
- 2x Toshiba DT01ACA200 - $160
RAID 6 -> 8x 3TB for Movies and Backup
- 3x Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 ST3000DM001 - $270
- 5x Toshiba DT01ACA300 - $455
RAID 6 -> 8x 8TB for Movies and Backup
- 8x HGST He8 - Free (Work)