Lots of 2.5, 3.5 and 5.25 conversion brackets, cages and hot-swap bays
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/03/12
To get me some ideas on what is available on the market right now: ADATA, CORSAIR, CRUCIAL, PLEXTOR, SAMSUNG, INTEL & OCZ SSD (SG OFFICIAL DISTROS WTY).
For ZFS, this seems the controller of choice:
- IBM ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller for System x – Forum – Tweakers.
Het grote DIY RAID NAS topic deel 3 – Opslagtechnologie – GoT.
PCI-e 8 Port HBA for ZFS – Suggestions for 4TB+ support – [H]ard|Forum.
For high-density data,
- a 15mm 2.5inch 2TB drive: Toshiba MQ01ABB, 2TB – Prijzen – Tweakers.
- 1TB and 1.5TB drives of various heights: Interne harde schijven – Prijzen en Specificaties – Tweakers.
For fast data:
- SSDs around 1TB: Solid state drives – Prijzen en Specificaties – Tweakers.
Everything needs to fit in something like this HP XW6600. For Raid-Z3 you need many drives according to Raid Calculator | Raid Disk Space Utilization Calculator | ServeTheHomeSTH – Server and Workstation Reviews (as it can loose 3 drives: ZFS Raidz Performance, Capacity and Integrity Comparison @ Calomel.org) another calculator for risks: RAID Reliability Calculator – Simple MTTDL Model – ServeTheHomeSTH – Server and Workstation Reviews.
You can also use the below bays for instance for Finding Uses for Old 2.5″ Hard Drives | | Que.
A few remarks on 2.5inch disk solutions:
- Delock 5.25 Wechselrahmen für 4 x 2.5 SATA HDD.
Has no fan, fits quad drives up to 14.5mm height. - MB994SP-4SB-1_ToughArmor Series_2.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
Has fan, fits quad drives up to 15mm height. - MB994IPO-3SB_ToughArmor Series_2.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
Has fan, fits dual drives up to15mm height, and one 5.25 inch slim DVD/CD drive. - MB991IK-B_ToughArmor Series_2.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
Has no fan, fits single drive up to 15mm height. - Delock 5.25″ Wechselrahmen für 4 x 2.5″ SATA HDD / SSD.
Has fan, and fits quad 9mm and 12.5mm drives, but not 15mm drives. - Delock 5.25″ Wechselrahmen für 6 x 2.5″ SATA HDD / SSD.
Has fan, and fits six 9mm and 12.5mm drives. - Delock 5.25 Mobile Rack for 1 x 2.5 + 1 x 3.5 SATA HDD + 2 x USB 3.0 ports.
Fits both a 2.5inch drive and 3.5inch drive. Not sure about the heights. - Delock 5.25 Installation Frame for 1 x 5.25 Slim drive + 1 x 2.5 or 3.5 HDD.
Fits a 5.25 inch slim DVD/CD drive + one drive of either 2.5inch or 3.5 inch. Not sure about heights yet. - Delock Wechselrahmen Slotblech für 1 x 2.5 SATA HDD.
When you don’t have many expansion cards: use a free slot to host a 2.5 inch drive. Not sure about heights yet. - Delock 3.5” Wechselrahmen für 2 x 2.5” SATA HDD.
Fits dual 2.5 inch drives into a 3.5 inch slot. Limited to 9,5mm drives. - MB990SP-B_2.5″ SSD/HDD Brackets_CONVERSION KITS_ICY DOCK.
Fits dual 2.5 inch drives into a 3.5 inch slot. Limited to 9mm drives. - HDD and SSD on 5.25″ bay [Solved] – SSD – Storage.
Not hot swappable, but fits one 3.5 inch and dual 2.5 inch drives in one half-height 5.25 bay. - Akasa SSD + HDD Adapter 2x 2.5i in 3.5i slot – AK-HDA-03.
Not hot swappable, but fits dual 2.5 inch drives (one 9mm, one 12mm) in one internal 3.5 inch drive slot. - Amazon.com : ORICO AC325-4S-BL Full Aluminum 4 Bay 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch Hard Drive / SSD Mount Bracket.
Not all reviews are nice, but it is cheap (so: not swappable at all, no fans, perfect for SSDs). - Supermicro | Products | Accessories | Mobile Racks | CSE-M28E2.
Fits eight (8!) 2.5inch drives into two 5.25inch slots.
SATA power: Silverstone SST-CP06 4x SATA – Specificaties – Tweakers.
And 3.5 inch solutions:
- MB974SP-B_3.5″ Tray-Less Cages_3.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
Fits quad 3.5inch drives in triple 5.25 half-height bays. Can have fan. Has USB and eSATA external port. - MB973SP-B_Discontinued Items (USA)_3.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
Fits triple 3.5inch drives in dual 5.25 half-height bays. Can have fan. Has USB and eSATA external port.
3.5 inch solutions to research, as they all have fans:
- MB876SK-B_3.5″ SSD/HDD Mobile Racks_SSD/HDD MOBILE RACKS_ICY DOCK.
- MB153SP-B_3.5″ EZ-Tray Cages_3.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
- MB155SP-B_3.5″ EZ-Tray Cages_3.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
- MB154SP-B_3.5″ EZ-Tray Cages_3.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
- MB453SPF-B_3.5″ EZ-Tray Cages_3.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
- MB454SPF-B_3.5″ EZ-Tray Cages_3.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
- MB455SPF-B_3.5″ EZ-Tray Cages_3.5″ SAS/SATA CAGES_ICY DOCK.
- MB561US-4S-1_ICYCube Series (EZ-Tray)_EXTERNAL HDD ENCLOSURES_ICY DOCK.
- Comparison of MB453SPF versus cheaper Icy Dock MB153SP-B “FatCage” 3-in-2 SATA Backplane Module.
–jeroen
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