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This should be the final prototype print for the server case. A place for everything and everything in its place ;)
Inventory:
(6) Noctua 40x20mm fans
(1) 1.6TB SAS SSD for ZFS read cache
(2) 800GB SAS SSDs for ZFS mirrored special vdev
(1) RPi5 8GB
(1) RPi official m.2 PCIe HAT+
(1) m.2 to u.2 adapter with signal redriver
(1) TI buck module, 12v source, 5.2v output for the Pi
(3) u.2 to x16 slot adapters
(1) Asmedia ASM2812 PCIe 3.0 switch, 4:4:4
(2) m.2 to u.2 adapters with clock buffer
(1) Broadcom 9400-8i SAS HBA
(1) Intel X710 10GbE NIC
(1) Internal-to-External Mini-SAS HD adapter
(1) Aviation 4Pin plug for DC power input
(1) Mini-SAS HD (u.2) 250mm cable
(2) Mini-SAS HD (u.2) 300mm cables
(1) Mini-SAS HD 500mm break-out cable
(1) SATA power strip
(?) Blood sweat and tears
@StackMySwitchUp
I'm going to print a little cover to fill the gaps around the pi ports
Not many options for the external SAS adapter cable. Decided to just loop around the whole case lol. Looks weird but it works
llebkcir
impressive, keep at it.
slaytrain
Seems to run on some form of electricity.
rovertbiggs
crapybarra
That looks bad assed. Looks like you could've used a hollowed out switch case, how tall is that bad boy?
ijustpostwhenimhi
It's 1U so 44mm. Someone linked a modular rack mount system the other day, that'd work too. but I went with printing
crapybarra
I was just thinking of an aluminum chassis for cooling prooerties
StackMySwitchUp
Man what a project! How's thermals now with all this + the new ventilation holes?
I just blew up about half of my hardware this last week, seeing your succesful project is bittersweet :')
ijustpostwhenimhi
Here ya go. and yeah I know the feel. It was a sad day when the Pi and PLX switch blew up. I'm also making a 2nd build for a good friend and his house is kept hotter, so it will be interesting to see the temps there. Good luck with your endeavors ;)
StackMySwitchUp
Those are some extremely good temps there!
zanaria
Your WHAT project?
Oh, that's an "i" "a", nevermind...
zertmaster
I just picked up one of the new 16gb models to play around with.
ijustpostwhenimhi
Missed that update >.> That's awesome! The more ram the better with ZFS. Gonna have to upgrade at some point
oldguyexlurker
We need a banana. Looks quite compact, but...
ijustpostwhenimhi
oldguyexlurker
NICE!
CrisprCAS
OP has a small pinas
UnitConversionBot
250mm ≈ 9 7/8 inches
UnitConversionBot
300mm ≈ 12 inches
UnitConversionBot
500mm ≈ 1 foot, 8 inches
ssakm
For all the specialty I/O you need, I figure this can't be cheaper than an itx build - is this more of a "see how far I can take the concept" type thing?
ijustpostwhenimhi
In a way yes. I go into detail here /gallery/Duk1LUq/comment/2424103431/1
ssakm
Cool, thanks for the info. It's a very cool experiment regardless, and the printed case is awesome. I would definitely like to see more offerings in-between what we have now - cheap, low power embedded systems with better I/O options. Even ITX these days can be pretty lackluster.
ijustpostwhenimhi
Yeah, I'd love to put it all on one board. I think ARM has a lot of potential here. There was a board I was considering that has more RAM and 2 m.2 slots, so no need for a switch https://arace.tech/products/radxa-rock-5b-plus it also has 4 more cores than the RPi5. Decided to stick with the Pi though, especially since there's a 16GB version now, which alleviates the limited ram issue for ZFS ARC