Joe Emenaker wrote:
> John Miller wrote:
>> Nate Duehr wrote:
>>>> Bob wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> ... what I'm looking for is a drivebay
/ backplane
>>>>> manufacturer that has 5, 4, 3 and 1
slot internal bays available
>>>>> that use the *same* tray / housing /
caddie.
>>>>>
> I've got about 4-5 rackmount servers using the Addonics
3-drive units.
> They also make 4-drive and 5-drive units that look like
they use the
> same trays.
> Pros:
> - Just about the cheapest I've seen
> - The cage has power buttons for each drive so that you
can turn off
> power to unused drives (or for simulating a crash to
test your RAID?).
> - The tabs that release the drives are smooth and
*just* tall enough
> to put a 1/2" Brother P-Touch sticker on the front
for labeling.
> - Built-in over-temp alarm with reset button on the
front.
> Cons:
> - In order to fit the drives in that tight, you have to
use the screws
> that they provide you with (so, don't lose them) which
have really
> flat, really thin heads.
> - There's a release-lock for each tray (which is good),
but it's kinda
> tricky to engage the lock without actually triggering
the release lever.
>
> I should note that the cons are very slight
inconveniences... no big
> deal at all.
>
> Lately, I've been trying out StarTech's trayless cages
and those work
> nicely as well. No trays, no screws... you just open
the door, slide
> the drive in, and close the door. If you can operate a
refrigerator,
> you can operate these cages.
>
> Both the Addonics and Startech have yet to fail on
me... and I think
> I've had the 4 Addonics in place for about 2 years
now.
You complete star, book marked both of them, StarTech does
tray-less
bays in 1, 3 & 4 drive capacities, no 5 as yet but it
may come or I may
not need it, assuming I can find them in Singapore they will
be perfect.
Thank you for your help.
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