Re: Recommendation for storage system hardware (mainboard, controllers)

Wolfgang Draxinger <wdraxinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
For a NAS system I'm going to build for a photographer=C2=B9 I'm
looking for a mainboard, that provides at least four PCI-Express
4x slots for SATA2 or SAS controllers.

Given that you are then funneling the data through Gb Ethernet,
requiring PCIe 4x for the controllers seems to be overkill. Of
course, if you already have a particular controller in mind, things
may be different. If not, chose the controller before chosing the
board: Some controllers require PCIe x1, some PCIe x4, and some PCIe
x8.

CPU Socket may be either
940 (AMD Opteron)

That's outdated, Opterons have been using Socket F (1207) for a while.

- anton
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