[OpenIndiana-discuss] Expanding storage with JBOD

[Roman Naumenko]

----- Original Message -----
> On 1/3/14, 3:14 PM, Roman Naumenko wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> Overall I think you're trying to save money on entirely the wrong
> >> things. Get a few good high-capacity disks and a low-power
> >> enclosure
> >> and don't worry about buying a SAS HBA (or if you do, buy one
> >> which
> >> doesn't limit you to 2TB per drive).
> > 
> > Ok, lets run the numbers for icybox
> > http://www.raidsonic.de/data/datasheet/raidon/EN/datasheet_iS2880_e.pdf
> > I'll probably need this model, iS2880-8S-U5D - 245$ on amazon.
> 
> What do 8x 2.5'' spindles give you that 5x 3.5'' don't? Do you need
> the extra performance?

That was only the model with 8 drives on that website. 
I don't think there there are descent enclosures with >=8 disks and <400$

--Roman