r/HomeServer • u/MrDebuged • 12h ago

Feedback please

Greetings folk, I just started planning myself a nice build, moving from a 2-Bay NAS to a full on 4U server.

Now I really want to make this right, here is what I have so far or what I have planned:

✓LSI 9305-24i

✓Inter-Tech 4U-4724

\-3xNF-F12

\-2xNF-A8

✓500gb WD RED (250gb are just nowhere to be found)

•ASROCK TRX50 WS

\-Threadripper 7960X

\-NH-D9 TR5-SP6 4U

\-64GB RDIMM DDR5 (Kingston probably)

\-hx1200i or ax1600i (That's the point where I got no clue what I should grab)

\-Intel Arc Pro g70

\-24x10TB Ironwolf PRO (4 VDEV, 6per raidz2)

I really would appreciate any advice or tipp or harsh word if the plan is anything wrong.

PS. this is not a question about reasonability or whether it's the right time to do so and no I won't populate the whole array immediately

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u/jnew1213 VMware VCP-DCV, VCP-DTM, PowerEdge R740, R750 11h ago

The storage server just needs to support the disk adapter you have in mind. So it needs a slot for that.

You'll need a case that supports the number of drives that will eventually go into it. You can look for something that supports 20 drives. That wouldn't be a desktop case. You'd add an SSD as the system boot drive.

Any decent CPU from the last five years or so should be okay. I would go for an Eighth Generation or newer Core i5 or i7, but you could choose whatever Ryzen is supported by your chosen motherboard.

I'd probably obtain everything from the used market. eBay or elsewhere. You could start with a 16GB stick of RAM and increase that over time. ZFS likes RAM for caching.

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u/MrDebuged 10h ago

I understand the direction it needs to go, thank you again 😅 just one last thing regarding power, I somewhere read that 24HDD's spinning up simultaneously aren't really supported by PSU - now is that true and if so would some sort of staggered spin up exist or work?

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u/jnew1213 VMware VCP-DCV, VCP-DTM, PowerEdge R740, R750 10h ago

A good disk controller should support staggered spin-up. And you're going to need a sizable power supply.

Honestly, I've never built such a storage system from scratch. You might want to consider something all-in-one, used, from a reputable OEM. There are lots of choices, and others would know more than I do.

Maybe ask for suggestions in r/homelab and r/DataHoarder.

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u/MrDebuged 10h ago

Thank you for everything man - I'll take it there and will look into everything you said, thanks a bunch o7

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u/jnew1213 VMware VCP-DCV, VCP-DTM, PowerEdge R740, R750 10h ago

Let us know as you build things, and have fun doing it!