Hey so, I just passed the 30TB mark but I need more storage. Can anyone reccomend me a SATA hub or docking bay for more HDDs? I already maxed out the slots in my server case. And specifically NOT USB 3.0 bays. I want them to act like actual drives and I feel like USB would slow them down way too much for my liking.
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How many drive bays do you actually want? 4? 8? 36? What is your budget?
2-4 and tryna to keep it under $100
You want a disk shelf. They plug to your server via a HBA (probably set in IT / JBOD mode) via a sas cable. They usually have 24 bays.
the Silverstone ones heave a pretty good build quality. Yhe other ones are a hit or a miss.
E.g. FS303-12G
Can anyone reccomend me a SATA hub
If you mean hub like a USB hub for SATA… Please don’t lol.
docking bay for more HDDs?
QNAP has a couple SAS ones that fit the bill
USB would slow them down way too much for my liking.
USB 3.0 is fast enough for at least 2 HDDs each lol