My Home Storage

[Protec]

Just thought I'd share with everyone how I have the storage set up in my home. I put together a computer from random spares:

 

 

• Asus K30AD Case (I stripped out the original parts)
  
• Gigabyte Motherboard (bought back in 2014 but never used until now)
  
• Intel Pentium (from Lenovo Thinkcentre)
  
• 4GB RAM (from scrap motherboard)
  
• Dell PSU (from one of the Dell computers)
  
• SSD (from scrap computer)
  
• 500gb Seagate HDD (from old Sky+HD Box)
  
• 500gb WD HDD (from old Dell computer)
  

 

The computer has Windows 10 Pro on it. The SSD is the C drive and the 2 500GB HDDs are set up as a storage pool and set to do a two-way mirror. The drive is then shared on the network and I use remote desktop to change settings, etc if I have to. The PC just has power and ethernet going to it. Quite happy with how it turned out and it works fine and it was cheap too.

[Davit2005]

Just thought I'd share with everyone how I have the storage set up in my home. I put together a computer from random spares:

 

 

• Asus K30AD Case (I stripped out the original parts)
  
• Gigabyte Motherboard (bought back in 2014 but never used until now)
  
• Intel Pentium (from Lenovo Thinkcentre)
  
• 4GB RAM (from scrap motherboard)
  
• Dell PSU (from one of the Dell computers)
  
• SSD (from scrap computer)
  
• 500gb Seagate HDD (from old Sky+HD Box)
  
• 500gb WD HDD (from old Dell computer)
  

 

The computer has Windows 10 Pro on it. The SSD is the C drive and the 2 500GB HDDs are set up as a storage pool and set to do a two-way mirror. The drive is then shared on the network and I use remote desktop to change settings, etc if I have to. The PC just has power and ethernet going to it. Quite happy with how it turned out and it works fine and it was cheap too.

 

Nothing wrong with cheap and salvaging parts that might otherwise go to scrap :-)

[Koldov]

Yes, I am terrible at throwing things away... they might come in useful one day (normally the day after you finally decide to scrap them)!

 

Had some old SATA drives knocking about from the upgrade to SSDs in our ICT suite and made a storage pool (all mirrored with parity etc.) for my work PC.

 

Bit of difficulty fitting them in to the chassis though (not enough drive bays)... So got creative with some old Mecanno!

 

 

[synaesthesia]

Perfect My home storage handles backups, CCTV (2 cameras) via Luxriot and a uPNP server for video streaming to other parts of the house Machine itself is an old Stone computer with a pair of 2TB hard drives and SSD boot drive. 35w core i3 2nd gen and 8gb of ddr3 - all parts that would otherwise be scrapped as no good to man nor beast. Dont use hard drives any more for anything, 2nd gen core i3's are reasonable performers but out of spec

[Danp]

Mine is a ProLiant MicroServer Gen8, 40gb ssd running Server 12r2, 2 x 2tb (raid 1) & 2 x 1tb drives (raid 1). 1gb graphics card and it lives under my TV. Mix of backups, media files, streaming options running on it.

[Davit2005]

Mine is a ProLiant MicroServer Gen8, 40gb ssd running Server 12r2, 2 x 2tb (raid 1) & 2 x 1tb drives (raid 1). 1gb graphics card and it lives under my TV. Mix of backups, media files, streaming options running on it.

 

Love the MicroServers, funny your post has just given me the idea of what to do with my old MicroServer N36L (still going strong but the VGA port broke) , not storage but a pfsense box, lol.

Edited November 19, 2020 by Davit2005

[Danp]

Love the MicroServers, funny your post has just given me the idea of what to do with my old MicroServer N36L (still going strong but the VGA port broke) , not storage but a pfsense box, lol.

 

They are great. I have two Gen7s doing nothing.

[Davit2005]

They are great. I have two Gen7s doing nothing.

 

Apart from the N36 I have had a N40 and currently have a Gen8 and a Gen10 (not to mention the other servers at home including an IBM x3650 M3, Dell T620 and a Fujitsu TX1310, I think I need a clear out, lol).

[Protec]

My CCTV PC is a Dell Optiplex 3010. I upgraded the C drive with an SSD and of course it didn't fit in the 3.5" hot swap bay. Dell offer an adapter but I wasn't going to pay for that! By using a few cable ties, it's in securely!

[DaveTheTech]

Cable ties, thats fancy - gaffa tape or just leave it hanging!

[mavhc]

I've got the cheaper version of https://www.xcase.co.uk/collections/4u-rackmount-cases/products/x-case-rm424-pro-24-bay-hotswap-storage-server-case that they don't sell any more, mostly full of 8TB drives