
Mellanox ConnectX-3 CX322A Dual port 10gb SFP+ (The above parts were purchased from other members, shout out to Novice, and 750D (w/ 3 extra HDD enclosure bays) ~ 20 data drives 4 cache drivesĭell H310 flashed to 9211-8i IT-mode ~ Snagged from work Supermicro X10SRH-CLN4F (3008 flashed to IT-mode)Ĥx HUSML4040ASS600 Hitachi 400GB SAS SSD (Cache/VM Storage) and yes, that is 15 hard drive slots plus the 3x 5.25" bays : I like the drive spindown, ease of use, single drive expand-ability, and dataloss handling in catastrophic scenarios ~ particularly since a large portion of the usage is for Plex so performance is back burner to efficiency. While trying out various OS'es and collecting parts the past few months I finally settled on unRAID. While the QNAP is great it was really pricey and I'm not getting the value out of it I was hoping for. I've been researching and hunting for a solution to replace my QNAP NAS. I've finally found a groove for my NAS and part selection for my build for my first 'real' STH post.

I even had the opportunity to meet at the HPE conference in June ~ really smart, solid dude, and is as awesome as he seems. I've been floating around the forum for a few months now offering and seeking advice when I can. Howdy guys, lets start with a couple of teaser pictures (ignore the clutter and mess I have 2 kids under 5 ):
