I’m wondering what the best (cheap) option is to have as much storage as possible. I have two DL380 g7 servers with one running lemmy, npm, wireguard and busy getting nextcloud and jellyfin installed. The other one is to run a Proxmox cluster. Just for fun tbh. Amd if needed spare parts. I only have a few tb of storage. Problem is that these have a 2.5 inch harddrive. So expensive drives. Is it a good idea to just buy more drives which will cost me more in the long run i guess… Or should i go for a dedicated storage server with 3.5 drives…

  • eth0slash0@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Usually, the larger the drive, the less $ per GB. 16 and 18 TB drives for example would be where you would want to aim for if you’re starting out fresh.

    If you want to mix and match what you already have, unRaid is an option that does that well.

      • GVasco@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        2 years ago

        Why? They are built for datacenter environment, with the right drives for high density storage they should be just as fine as in a regular server.

        • Krtek@feddit.deEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Consumer external hard drive enclosures may offer a JBOD mode, I had one from Icy Box for a few days, the transfer rates were good but the little fan didn’t cool the hard drives well enough while accessing them. Ended up buying a Define R5 instead