Symantec 16EB/Promise Technology J630sD 16 bay JBOD w/ 16x3TB SAS HDD (48TB)

JDM_WAAAT · January 17, 2021, 8:44pm

This is the dual IO model (J630sD) not the single IO model (J630sS).

Read more about it below:
https://www.promise.com/Products/vtrak/Jx30/J630s

This is a huge JBOD with a bunch of features that Unraid/FreeNAS users won’t need. But you can just use it as a JBOD with SFF-8088 cables to your favorite external LSI SAS HBA. Drives can be upgraded to any size you want. Works with SAS or SATA drives.

$460 OBO shipped ($9.58/TB for the drives alone)

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tacoman · January 21, 2021, 9:10pm

Seller took $375 as OBO, and in case anyone wants to know, mine came with Seagate Constellation ES.3 drives. Haven’t set everything up so not sure how old they are, but (at least in my unit) they’re new enough that they have the newer Seagate logo/branding.

JDM_WAAAT · January 21, 2021, 9:12pm

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CrookedAutobot · January 21, 2021, 9:20pm

Thanks JDM and Tacoman. I just put in my offer as well. Neither $340.01 or $365.01 were accepted. They were auto rejected. $375 seemed to work. We’ll see if they accept. Now to sort out how to connect it to my NSFW build.

JDM_WAAAT · January 21, 2021, 9:28pm

LSI 9207-8e + SFF-8088 cables.

CrookedAutobot · January 21, 2021, 10:21pm

I forgot to check whether these drives were the 4Kn ones or not. Dangit. If they are, I will need a new HBA.

JDM_WAAAT · January 21, 2021, 10:24pm

This post will tell you.

CrookedAutobot · January 21, 2021, 10:31pm

Turns out they are not. Whew!

LivePono · January 22, 2021, 1:53pm

As stated above, this should be what’s used…I currently use this with a diff DAS enclosure and no issues.

Rushified · January 22, 2021, 5:05pm

So would you need two for this since it has 4 8088 connections in the back or am I missing something?

LivePono · January 22, 2021, 5:44pm

My LSI 9207-8e has two ports in the back, not four, unless I misunderstood you. Running two 8088 cables from the server with the LSI card into and adapter in the DAS that has breakout cables that go to the 8 drives.

Rushified · January 22, 2021, 7:42pm

This DAS (the Promise Technology J630sD) has 4 SFF-8088 ports in the back. Would the 8e be enough since it only has 2 or would you need a total of 16e (either 1x 16e or 2x8e) to be able to use the DAS? Or is it that only 2 ports are used for DAS and the other 2 are some function I don’t understand

JDM_WAAAT · January 23, 2021, 1:30am

2 of the 4 ports are for daisy chaining another unit.

CrookedAutobot · January 26, 2021, 10:52am

I can post pictures later, but 2 ports are output and 2 ports are in. Ad JDM stated - for daisy-chaining more than one unit.

CrookedAutobot · January 26, 2021, 11:07am

I have this: HP 24-Bay 3GB SAS SP Expander Card for DL785 ML370 DL380 468405-002 487738-001 attached to my NSFW build. Will the expander work with the SFF-8088 cables to attach the new drives?

JDM_WAAAT · January 26, 2021, 4:24pm

Does the expander have a controller hooked up to it?

flinte · January 27, 2021, 1:37am

How about 72 TB?

JDM_WAAAT · January 27, 2021, 4:34am

ehhhhhhhhhhhh they are still 3TB drives only, I wouldn’t pay that much. Very cool though.

CrookedAutobot · January 27, 2021, 5:17am

the onboard controller on the GA-7PESH2 board.

Rushified · January 29, 2021, 7:17pm

Managed to get one, was it plug and play or were there cli changes needed? Also my first DAS, are there any config changes I need to make to a server running unraid to get this to work?