`<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra">hi,<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 4:54 PM, Paul Jochum <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul.jochum@nokia.com" target="_blank">paul.jochum@nokia.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi All:<br>
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Looking for the latest recommendations on a low powered and cheap OmniOS server. This would be for home use, looking to use it as way of backing up Linux and Windows boxes. Anyone have a recommendation?<br clear="all"></blockquote></div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">HP microserver 40NL, with a IBM serveraid m1015 sas/sata raid controller in jbod mode.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I use the internal 4 sata 2 connectors with 4x3Tib hard drives, and I bought one of these (not available any more, unfortunately): <a href="https://azerty.nl/0-1651-403300/sharkoon-sata-quickport-intern-6-bay-.html">https://azerty.nl/0-1651-403300/sharkoon-sata-quickport-intern-6-bay-.html</a><br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I replaced the cd/dvd drive with that bay expansion, I have 2 laptop drives as rpool and one ssd as cache. If I run out of space I can add 3 2,5'' hard drives to the pool, or create a new pool. It even has a e-sata connection, so I could add an external enclosure as well.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I got the kvm module as well, so it's quite a convenient litlle thing.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Not the fastest cpu, but hey, for that price and low consumption .. ;-)<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature">--<br>Groeten,<br>natxo</div>
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