Upgrades to Supermicro Server Lion

[PH]

I have decided to move from a single 1 TB 3.5" drive to a two 2.5" RAID configuration using Seagate Momentus XT drives, which are hybrid drives with 4 GB of RAM.

I already have the two-drive bracket kit.


"Solid state hybrid drive with 4GB solid state memory delivers SSD-like performance with hard drive capacity options.

Adaptive Memory technology customizes performance by aligning to user needs for overall improved system response.

80 percent faster performance than traditional 7200-RPM drives in PCMark Vantage benchmark scores

Low heat and vibration - quiet operation without giving up storage capacity and affordability

OS- and application-independent - designed for any SATA standard laptop PC"


The RocketRAID 2 x eSATA III card, which is fully supported by Lion, works well with the Supermicro and an "import" PCI-e cable kit (the Supermicro "riser" appears to be a no-go).

The external four-drive cases with integral port multipliers (Rosewill brand, but these are SATA I and competitive units are available which are SATA II ... so far, there are no SATA III port multipliers) can be used to "serve" video content to my in-house network.

Anyway, that's the plan.

[Louis Santillan]

Awesome. You tripled your ram but it went to your hdds. :) how expensive we're they?

The video youre serving, fully streaming or stored on your local raid?

-L

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[pete...@cruzio.com]

> Awesome. You tripled your ram but it went to your hdds. :) how expensive
> we're they?

They were $79.99 each with free three day shipping. An "egg-beater"
special last Friday (yesterday). I expect to receive them on Monday or
Tuesday as UPS doesn't count the weekend.

These will be RAIDed for the OS, not for the video content.