I've spent more time than I'd like to think of investigating the best option for a capable home server.

I want to use BTRFS directly on a set of disks (no hardware raid), so I want a controller that it capable of running in JBOD configuration. I want to support at least 6 3.5'' SATA hard disk drives of at least 4TB.

I'd like the capacity for around 32GB of RAM.

I though I had hit on a reasonable solution with the Dell 2950 III before I found that the PERC 6i controller only supports drives up to 2TB in size. (a dell 2950 III without disks or RAM can be found for around 100)

Now I'm starting again looking at slightly newer servers, but the price seems to rise pretty rapidly as I look at newer models.

If anyone has expertise on this and can advise I'd be very grateful. Thanks all

EDIT - reposting under hardware

In which direction do you think you want to go with the computer hardware?

BTRFS will handle the disk setup for you, so there does not need to be a specialized controller that supports JBOD.

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...0/#post5462041