[OpenIndiana-discuss] Expanding storage with JBOD

[Roman Naumenko]

----- Original Message -----
> On 1/3/14, 5:43 PM, Roman Naumenko wrote:
> > ----- 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$
> 
> You do realize there's a difference between 2.5'' and 3.5'' drives,
> right?

I'm with both hands for 3.5
But where to put them?! Nothing descent even closer available that would fit $1000 target.

--Roman