Hardware
Case : CoolerMaster Elite 120
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe
CPU: Core i3-2105 3.1GHz
Ram: CORSAIR 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Optical: Blu-Ray drive.
Cards: RocketRaid 644L 6Gb/s 4x eSata
External Enclosure: 2x Sans Digital 8-Bay eSATA RAID 0/1/10/5/JBOD Tower Storage Enclosure
OS: Windows Server 2012 Essentials
UPS: CyberPower 1500AVR provides about 40 minutes of up time on battery power for both the server and the 2 arrays
Total storage using 9 of the 16 total bays is ~24Tb.
This machine functions as the heart of my entire house network. It servers every TV in the house's mediaPC with DVD/BluRay content (over 700 ISOs, etc) as well as all our various other network storage needs. Really it's main function is MyMovies and and auto-ripping and storing DVDs & BluRays. I can walk up, throw a disc in the drive, and come back later and remove it from the ejected tray. The entire rip, cataloging, adding to database, etc., is 100% hands off. I can optionally have it auto convert the ISO to an mp4 (or other) automagically (thus the i3 cpu). I simply love it.
The entire house is wired with shielded Cat6 and it sits next to the switch in a closet of my office on a shelf, no monitor or keyboard attached, completely managed remotely and it works like a charm.
sl4ppy got a reaction from Christopher (Drashna) in My Non Rack Server