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0001322Hardware for PC and servers[All Projects] Generalpublic2023-09-12 10:09
ReporterDigitalMy 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityN/A
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Summary0001322: Make custom NAS with RAID10 in SuperMicro 5015A-EHF-D525
DescriptionUse 2.5" HDD 4pcs (5TB optimal) for RAID10

Make it 1U rack mount
Steps To Reproducethere are 4-disk bays to fit 5.25" (146.3 x 42 x 170):
Thermaltake Max 2504 / but it is for slim HDD up to 10mm...

there are mini-ITX motherboards with RAID10 support, like:
GIGABYTE GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI
GIGABYTE X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI
Asrock Fatal1ty X470 GAMING-ITX/AC
Additional InformationMay fit into IBM case 7216-1U2 or Supermicro "L"
TagsNo tags attached.

Activities

DigitalMy

2020-05-27 07:38

administrator   ~0002906

Last edited: 2020-05-29 10:17

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Got for test old 1U computer
MB is https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon3000/3000/PDSMi_.cfm Supermicro PDSMi+
LGA775 CPU (supports only system bus 1066 / 800 / 533 MHz) Supports a Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 3200 series and a Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 3000 series processor, / X3230 maximum (2007) /
> tried from stock E5300 and E5200 - failed (this board DOES NOT support Q9000, E8000, E7000, E5000 series or 45nm processor)
Up to 8GB unbuffered ECC / non-ECC DDR2 667/533MHz SDRAM PC2-5300
 Intel ICH7R SATA Controller: 4x SATA (3 Gbps) drives with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Support

find silent 40mm fans and install inside

DigitalMy

2020-05-30 00:12

administrator   ~0002907

Last edited: 2020-05-30 01:14

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Found similar mini computer board "NanoPi M4" with SATA hat

http://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPi_M4_SATA_HAT

main thing is that main board has PCI-express pins I/O



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SATA_HAT_NanoPi_M4_.jpg (175,615 bytes)

DigitalMy

2020-05-30 01:23

administrator   ~0002908

Last edited: 2020-06-02 00:41

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There are many microcomputers on the market with SATA interface made by PCIe ,
like "Vorke Z3"

As well as there are NAS-designed boards from "desktop" format devices, like https://kobol.io/

DigitalMy

2020-05-30 15:30

administrator   ~0002909

Last edited: 2020-06-21 09:13

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Cheap PCI-e RAID controllers:
LSI 9212-4i4e has 4 port SATA3 PCIe_x8 port

SAS3444E LSI logic IBM 25R8071 /used before SATA2

DigitalMy

2020-06-01 23:11

administrator   ~0002911

Last edited: 2020-06-02 00:05

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HDD found maximum capacity is 5TB ST5000LM000 Seagate , h=15mm 2.5" format (100mm * 70mm) with M3 screw mounting , sold as STHP5000 and STDR5000 models
tested speed on USB3 adapter (PC) is 133MB/s (both read and write)
that should be enough for current network speed of 125 MB/s
power drain should be 4pcs*0.75A (at 5V) = 3A

DigitalMy

2020-06-02 13:29

administrator   ~0002912

Last edited: 2020-06-03 12:22

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ASM1061 chip based adapter with dual SATA ports (*2pcs) will be used for software RAID10
connector to mini-PCI-express motherboard socket of used laptop



DigitalMy

2020-06-06 22:49

administrator   ~0002917

Got 2 trays for 1U case for SAS 2.5" HDD made by chenbro.com , have SATA interface

DigitalMy

2020-06-06 22:53

administrator  

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DigitalMy

2021-07-21 14:04

administrator   ~0007052

Last edited: 2023-09-12 10:09

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SuperMicro 5015A-EHF-D525 platform 1U 502-2
with motherboard X7SPE-HF-D525 RAID up to 6 SATA ports (X7SPA-HF identification)
Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz CPU 2-core
Got this server and chosen Adaptec RAID10 mode in X7SPE-HF-D525 BIOS
RAM 4GB
installed 4pc SATA HDD 2.5" Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 in RAID10



5015A-EHF-D525.jpg (273,272 bytes)

DigitalMy

2021-09-05 16:01

administrator   ~0007074

Last edited: 2023-08-07 12:34

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installed Parrot OS - too heavy and slow, removed

installed Debian 11 x64 OS - good, it works
made software RAID10

cat /proc/mdstat

sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/md125
sudo mount /dev/md125 /mnt
sudo mdadm --detail /dev/md125

sudo mdadm --examine /dev/sdb /dev/sdc /dev/sdd /dev/sde
sudo mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md0 --level=10 --raid-devices=4 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc /dev/sdd /dev/sde
sudo mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/md0
sudo mkdir -p /share
sudo mount /dev/md0 /share

sudo update-initramfs -u
echo '/dev/md0 /share ext4 defaults,nofail,discard 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

sudo systemctl enable ssh
sudo service ssh start

/ system is up

DigitalMy

2021-09-06 12:23

administrator   ~0007075

Last edited: 2021-09-06 13:56

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sudo service xrdp stop
sudo apt-get install dbus-x11
sudo apt install xrdp xorgxrdp
sudo service xrdp start

apt install gvfs-backends

DigitalMy

2022-05-21 13:35

administrator   ~0008165

Debian uses NetworkManager to set up connections
mc
edit file inside /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/
or through a graphical tool (nm-connection-editor)