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And why not buy server grade ssd`s from ebay? You can get them new at the same price point only caveat that you need a motherboard that supports bifurcation.
by spdy 3y ago
And why not buy server grade ssd`s from ebay?
You can get them new at the same price point only caveat that you need a motherboard that supports bifurcation.
- formerly_proven 3y agoDepending on the vendor you might end up with drives that run custom firmware, which cannot be crossflashed, that might not even work at all in a non-OEM system, that might not be compatible with normal block storage use, that might not support stuff like power management etc. (and allegedly might have reset SMART logs)
- wil421 3y agoYou can easily buy the correct price of hardware by searching the forums and following the advice. The Freenas/Truenas forum is full of hardware guides and threads on what 10gb NICs or controllers to buy and when you need it flashed into IT Mode. Most of the resellers will answers questions or even flash firmware. Local Craigslist guys even offered to do it but they don’t know why you’re doing it, the eBay people understand.
- formerly_proven 3y agoGP is specifically about Enterprise SSDs from eBay, which comes with specific caveats that don’t apply to OEM Mellanox cards.
- wil421 3y agoIt does look harder than I thought for SSDs. It looks like a 5 year old thread was commented on this year with some details about Samsung drives.[1] [1]https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/firmware-enterprise-ssds-sm1625-pm853t-and-others.14014/page-2 https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/firmware-e...