"Michael" == Michael Voorhis <mvoorhis@mcvau.net> writes:
Michael> On 1/23/21 10:29 AM, John Stoffel wrote:
KISS is good. But you really need to talk with the customer to define their workflow better. Also, there's a big difference between SSD and SATA disks.
Michael> Oh definitely. I'll be talking to them. I'm just enjoying the design Michael> part, which has always been my favorite part of this sort of work -- the Michael> designing and building of stuff, before the inevitable descent into Michael> maintenance issues, misuse and neglect. :)
Heck, you have that pile of six SAS disks, why not use them in a RAID0 for your working set, but then a pair of mirrored larger disks to store your data.
Michael> I'd love to use my stack of SAS disks ... but that would mean Michael> purchasing a SAS controller for the project, and that would Michael> mean $$$. Hmmm, that's another thing I hadn't thought about Michael> looking for -- a JBOD SAS Controller ...?? They're cheap, look at the LSI stuff you can find in the internet. Generally if it can do SATA, it should do SAS. https://www.ebay.com/itm/133137220890?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACMBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%252Fn%252BzU5L90Z278x5ickkoCxs9oZ87s6SCciZiVuYRy3RAndpFSftP7H5%252Fn0MqBHiApBSbS2kyco9UPwbYgrzThaiAAO4duEkbiiVRrokZiJqx9Y4JZoKapi%252BTfSoOuLtB2CTpCYm1qDeEd65Mvmf6UwXl%252BpwvLNl4ZNDdNCaLKNtU5vAA9m5Jsz2CdZ3FuXRPRbR8teOW3W%252B6CZlMlh77NRPtvh4%252FAT90SzB20vVEd221Zj7M%252BRJhlrp7Bv%252BZCom5jaMRLoH4%252FAL9oAf9bYrtJGOVN4qscTIYvuvARfNcdf2mchHdV5ExFlYwlk2B9Q3z9Q0dkDg3QlHff5gqp8xWExP%252FWc1dLSPcrhqYmYeVG7h14ELb6nWttj4pHGOmdQuZZl74lQjTMf6uih5iEE3AQ9C59Tv41Q0HIyMniOFzjnbh%252BOt4We%252ByHTY7EV%252Fnhv08JSEORs2ZzLgpziIntI5VXkzragyePlg%252BP46WY7LtxDMP09Aqjkm8mXN9JDEcbNCuwWozZvjwI3XPmmk%252FmGtN7Ty6xeb7txvmvdwk0wKVbGd%252FQTlY3Kikk1pVhNT3O%252F3lDFCG0f%252F6WY1dVUnM9JpAIikEjH1ldcbm40JS0unfwRwkulZjTXbeANpnhrII5%252BStzvNXZJzqDMS3dmaW6IzATobiPA5KKlJxRytC8N%252FbL3lM3XgAsc8IeD8TeH0ftYmts%252FDWlalsUMd%252Bw3SqWyL%7Ccksum%3A133137220890e3552ac3c5354f9ea9a11ab1e64c50c0%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A3268220&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=133137220890&targetid=1098102009964&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9001796&poi=&campaignid=11774733487&mkgroupid=113829509425&rlsatarget=pla-1098102009964&abcId=9300474&merchantid=113584576&gclid=CjwKCAiAr6-ABhAfEiwADO4sfSTTWrwLKRjX7VFrFp4B0SOyL8JPVq3rbs8JbqP3by6ZlPVn6F7L4RoCXsAQAvD_BwE This might do the trick... though I'd check the cables.