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Hardware

Minimum

Mainboard with 1GB RAM see sun hcl
Bootdrive min 4GB (also USB-Stick, if you can boot from)
one or more data drives. i suggest at keast 2 drives to build a mirror


Ultra Low Power ZFS Server

- Intel Atom Mainboard
ex. Supermicro X7SP (mini ITX, Intel Atom 510, VGA, PCI-E x16 Slot, ICH9 with 6x Sata, 2 x Intel Gigabit LAN)
Con:
Bad Performance with RaidZ, compress and dedup
no ecc-ram, only 4 GB RAM
no Hardware Virtualisation/ pci-passthrough (not for All-In-One)

Hot-Swap 4x HDDs mini ITX Server Chassis Chenbro ES34069
see Blog about a nas build on this case


Hp Proliant N36 Micro Server
4 HD Bays + 5,25" Slot for DVD oder 4 x 2,5" drives
max 8G ECC Ram
pci-e x16 und x1 slots
but also no Hardware Virtualisation, pci-passthrough (All-In-One)


My Suggested server-hardware (also Virtual Server + integrated NAS/SAN)

- mainboard with vti-d (all in one server: vmware/ xen virtual server + nexenta storage server)
vgl/ see: http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/VTdHowTo

- min 4 GB ecc-ram - board should support > 16GB (prefer ECC memory in a server)
- esxi 4 und/ oder xen 4 support


Use server-mainboards:

SuperMicro Boards Serie X8/X9-...-F with 202, 3420 or 5520 Server Chipset
They are best not only for Solaris but also for virtualisation with ESXi and vt-d (all-in-one)

entry level/ single CPU:
SuperMicro X9SCL+ -F and Xeon (max 32 GB RAM, about 150 Euro in germany)
Supermicro X8SIL-F and Xeon (max 32 GB RAM)
SuperMicro X8ST3-F (max 24 GB RAM, SAS1 onboard und Xeon)

high-end/ dual CPU:
SuperMicro X8DT6-F (max 192 GB RAM, SAS2 onboard, use IT firmware for SAS2)
Supermicro X8DTH-6F (max 192 GB RAM, SAS2 onboard, use IT firmware for SAS2)


SAS/Sata Controller

Best are LSI 2008 HBA controller in IT-mode (non-raid, 2TB+, use with expander)
http://www.lsi.com/products/storagecomponents/Pages/HBAs.aspx

-> LSI 9211-8i (oder LSI HBA with LSI 2008 chipsatz and IT mode)
-> SuperMicro AOC-USAS2-L8e (cheap, wrong side mounted, needs bracket modifications)

optional, no longer recommended -> no support of disks > 2 TB:
SAS Controller with LSI 1068 Chip (Intel SASUC8I)


Expander (up to 122 SAS/ Sata disks on a single controller)

use either HP expander or better the newer LSI SAS2 based ones like
Intel RES2SV240 (24 port- 20 disks) or similar from Chenbro like CK23601 (36 port)


cheap All-in-one at home with ESXi5
You can use a PCI Sata Controller with SIL 3512 chipset, boot ESXi from it and pass-through onboard Sata
http://www.digitus.info/linux/produkte/zubehoer/interface-karten/pc-interface-karten/sata-ide/sata-150-raid-pci-karte-2-port-ds-33101/


Network

Use Intel 1 GB or better 10 GB Nics (currently CX4, in future TP)
+ 10 GB network Switch ex HP Procurve 2910


My current storage chassis
3,5" 3 U Chassis, 16 x 3,5"
SuperMicro SC836A-R1200B

2,5" 2U Chassis 16 x 2,5" SAS/Sata + 2 x 5,25 Bays
SuperMicro SC213A-R900LPB

2,5 " 2 U Chassis: 24 x 2,5" SAS/Sata with included LSI SAS2 Expander
SuperMicro SC216E26-R1200LPB
http://www.supermicro.nl/products/chassis/2U/216/SC216E26-R1200LP.cfm

use a LSI SAS2 HBA like LSI 9211i, connect one SAS cable to the included expander
and one to an external bracket for expansion/ second expander (SuperMicro CBL-0167L, CBL-0168L)

(!! All-In-One: no free slot for boot disk beside a internal DOM,
i added a internally tape-mounted Intel SSD for ESXi +local datastore)


Solaris works with a lot of mainbaords, Most problems are with some nics (Realtek) and disk controller
Do not use Mainboards with Intel 5100 Server Chipset and avoid Realtek Nic.
see also beitrag

hcl of sun
http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/VTdHowTo

Onboard Raid will not work, use always AHCI with onboard sata.

infos without warranty !

please share your experience at
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1573272
napp-it 01.02.2012