Sometimes I wonder whether going the "homelab" route would have been easier/cheaper for me. I built my server a couple of months ago, from scratch.[1] However,

Sometimes I wonder whether going the "homelab" route would have been easier/cheaper for me. I built my server a couple of months ago, from scratch.[1] However, being forced to use a proprietary tool (ssacli) and limited drive compatibility do not sound desirable. This seems like an odd limitation - is this a normal thing with these types of projects/machines? [1] https://chollinger.com/blog/2019/04/building-a-home-server/ https://chollinger.com/blog/2019/04/building-a-home-server/