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Building new ESX host, debating storage solution (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Snarfsmojo@alien.top to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

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A friend gifted me a Dell R730 server, with the 8 2.5inch bay chassis. I'm trying to figure out what would be the best drives to put in it.

My current esx host (which I'm replacing) is a MUCH older dell with 8 3.5 inch bays in it. Those bays are filled with 8tb WD reds, but I am only using about 10tb of that array.

I plan on having the new drives in a RAID array (50, 60, maybe just 6, idk yet)

I am trying to figure out what the best path forward will be for new 2.5 inch drives. This is what I've come up with so far

Seagate ST5000LM000, 5tb (slow, best price per tb, reliability / how easy would it be to find replacement drives down the road?)
Crucial MX500 series
Samsung EVO series
M.2 to SATA adapter like this (I have no clue if something like this would even work, but it's an interesting thought....)

TIA for any thoughts / suggestions you can provide :)

Snarfy

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[–] Snarfsmojo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I ended up buying a used R730 LFF chassis for just $200 on ebay. this was hands down the most fiscally reasonable approach, as I can re-use my 8tb 3.5 inch drives. :)