Highlights

• 9 terabytes raw disk space, 5.75 terabytes usable in multiple RAID arrays
• 20 hot swap 3.5″ SATA drive bays
• Linux Software RAID 1, 10, and 5
• 64-bit Ubuntu Linux

Hardware

Intel Pentium Dual Core E5400 2.7GHz w/2MB Cache and VT
ASUS P5BV Motherboard
8 GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
320 GB 16 MB Cache 7200 RPM SATA boot drive
2x 1 TB SATA drives
2x 750 GB SATA drives
9x 500 GB 16 MB Cache 7200 RPM SATA hard drives
4x 250 GB 8 MB Cache 7200 RPM SATA hard drives
Corsair HX520 Power Supply
Antec Twelve Hundred Case

Drive Layout

(left to right, top to bottom)

1. 320 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 3.0 Gbps 16MB Cache OS drive (MJ1)
2. 1 TB Samsung EcoGreen F2 32MB Cache 5400RPM drive (729)
3. 1 TB Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 16MB Cache 7200RPM drive (TPB)
4. 500 GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 16MB Cache 7200RPM drive (918)
5. 750 GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 16MB Cache 7200RPM drive (918)
6. 500 GB Maxtor DiamondMax 21 16MB Cache drive (TLX)
7. 500 GB Maxtor DiamondMax 21 16MB Cache drive (0YS)
8. 500 GB Maxtor DiamondMax 21 16MB Cache drive (0TC)
9. 750 GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 16MB Cache 7200RPM drive (503)
10. 500 GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 16MB Cache drive (406)
11. 250 GB SAMSUNG SpinPoint P120 8MB Cache drive (308)
12. 250 GB SAMSUNG SpinPoint P120 8MB Cache drive (309)
13. 500 GB Maxtor DiamondMax 21 16MB Cache drive (QQ0)
14. 500 GB Maxtor DiamondMax 21 16MB Cache drive (ABL)
15. 500 GB Maxtor DiamondMax 21 16MB Cache drive (1QA)
16. empty
17. empty
18. 500 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 16MB Cache drive (TQN)
19. 250 GB SAMSUNG SpinPoint P120 8MB Cache drive (306)
20. 250 GB SAMSUNG SpinPoint P120 8MB Cache drive (307)

Software

Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmic Koala, 64-bit)