Subj : Upgrade.
To   : Nick Andre
From : Nick Boel
Date : Tue Nov 04 2025 17:14:08

Hey Nick!

On Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:49:20 , you wrote:

 > I had HP DL360's and 380's and although they're nice... they need HP
 > drives.

I wouldn't mind a 24SFF 380, and there's quite a few listed /with/ drives, but I need to be patiend to find the right combination. There might be one with 16TB 10k SAS drives, but only 2x 2.0ghz 6 core processors, and then another with no HDDs, but 2x 2.6ghz 20 core processors.

Sumsabitches know what they're doing. ;)

And on the other hand, if I were to come across a 24SFF Dell 730xd that had exactly what I'm looking for, I'd jump on that, too. They're both about the same as far as price range and age is concerned.

 > Non-HP drives appear to be missing a temperature sensor which causes the
 > backplane controller to run the fans at full blast...  jet-engine full
 > blast.

Yeah, I definitely wouldn't want that. 

 > Ended up getting rid of them and going with two Dell R510's for storage,
 > 24 hard drives total, and a R610 for Vmware EXSI....  the hard drives
 > are a mix of different brands and the controller doesn't complain at
 > all.

I don't really need a ton of storage, but I wouldn't want to run out of it, either. I have 8TB in a raid 1 now, so 4TB usable, and I'm not even close to filling it. I'd go so far as doubling what I have if the price was right, of course. I could definitely get away with one unit.

Heck, if I went with a 12LFF 730xd I'd think I would be able to use the drives I currently have, after I migrate all the VMs to the new drives. So I guess I kinda answered my own question there.. heh, get 4 more 2TB 3.5" drives and just add the ones I already have to the mix.

I'm in no rush, but I'll keep my eye out.

Regards,
Nick

.... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.
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