The Supermicro SC826TQ-R800LPV specs holds 12ea. 3.5" SATA-II hard drives, has a dual redundant 800W hot-swap power supply, and provides for outstanding storage density in a 2U rackmount chassis.
Start with a moderate number of drives, then add more drives down the road to expand your RAID array(s). Or, fill it up with twelve drives from the get-go for a LOT of protected storage space.
We recommend the dual-socket 940 Opteron platform for large storage arrays. The socket 940 platform is economical, efficient, and offers solid performance-perfect for storage applications.
Recommended configuration:
-Tyan S3892G3NR dual-socket 940 eATX motherboard, w/dual-gigabit LAN, 16ea. DIMM slots, dual-x16 PCI-Express, USB2, 4-port SATA-II RAID controller, ATI ES1000 video
-2ea. AMD Opteron 275 2.2Ghz 1M L2 dual-core Socket 940 Processors for QUAD CPU configuration
-16ea. 512M Supertalent PC2700 ECC/Registered DDR SDRAM, w/Samsung modules, lifetime warranty, 8G installed
-2ea. Seagate ST3160815AS 160G SATA-II hard drives in RAID-1 mirror, for OS and applications
-10ea. Seagate ST3500630AS Barracuda 10 500G 16M SATA-II hard drives for data storage, for approximately 2.25TB of protected, fast storage in RAID 0+1 configuration
-3WARE 9650SE-12ML 12-port PCI-E SATA-II RAID Controller
--Mitsumi slim floppy drive, black
-Supermicro SC826TQ-R800V 2U rackmount chassis, w/12ea. hot-swap SATA hard drive bays, dual-redundant 800W hot-swap power supply, slim DVD, 3ea. 80mm hot-swap fans
-Assembled, tested, and burned-in; thorough attention to every detail
-2-Year parts/labor warranty
Please email us with your needs and specifications, and we will provide you with a personalized custom quote.