I have an HP XW6600 for my work. I use it for running dozens of different Virtual Machines. Anyway, my problem is hard drives. It only came with 1 500GB SATA spindle in it. I opened and found that it only has 1 available HD storage bay and 1 available CDROM bay that I can convert to HD. So, the most I can fit in this case is 3 HD's. It has onboard SATA/RAID with 6 ports.
Now here is what I need:
- Performance - I need more spindles because my system is fast but it struggles because of 1 HD. I want good performance for running multiple VM's. I dont have an exact number, but I think a minimum of 3-4 spindles will be needed. The more the better for this performance.
- Redundancy - Mirror or Stripe is fine.
- Storage - I need more space. I need at least 1TB, including OS and all data. I would prefer at least 2TB< but 1TB is minimum. I have a 750GB external USB that I use as a data dump. I would like solution that I can use for a lot of growth and storage of backups as well. 1TB will not get me all of that, but the performance may be worth it.
- Cheap - This is out of pocket expense for me, so I need it to be as cheap as possible.
I am open to using the onboard RAID, RAID card, internal storage, external storage, building external enclosure, or buying external enclosure. I have looked at newegg and many others but have found nothing that fits my bill for a decent budget.
I need the performance and the space.
Thanks!
Now here is what I need:
- Performance - I need more spindles because my system is fast but it struggles because of 1 HD. I want good performance for running multiple VM's. I dont have an exact number, but I think a minimum of 3-4 spindles will be needed. The more the better for this performance.
- Redundancy - Mirror or Stripe is fine.
- Storage - I need more space. I need at least 1TB, including OS and all data. I would prefer at least 2TB< but 1TB is minimum. I have a 750GB external USB that I use as a data dump. I would like solution that I can use for a lot of growth and storage of backups as well. 1TB will not get me all of that, but the performance may be worth it.
- Cheap - This is out of pocket expense for me, so I need it to be as cheap as possible.
I am open to using the onboard RAID, RAID card, internal storage, external storage, building external enclosure, or buying external enclosure. I have looked at newegg and many others but have found nothing that fits my bill for a decent budget.
I need the performance and the space.
Thanks!
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