unRAID Server Project
This is a simple photo-version of my unRAID server build.
| Parts arrive, minus the enclosure and eSATA bracket. |  |
| External enclosure arrives… |  |
| …along with the eSATA bracket. |  |
| Memory and CPU are installed first. |  |
| System board is set in the case. eSATA bracket is wired and flash drive is run internally. |  |
| Trays are removed from the enclosure for drive installation. |  |
| Mounting screws go through the bottom. |  |
| Drive is ready for plugging. |  |
| Backplane internal connections. |  |
| Internal enclosure rear connections. |  |
| Internal enclosure backplane connections. |  |
| Case is ready. Flash drive is routed internally via empty expansion slot. |  |
| Carried to the basement and setup with the other “servers”. |  |
| Green means go! (Orange shows populated bays) |  |
| Drives detected and mounted |  |
| After drives are mounted, they have to be formatted. |  |
| After several hours of transferring from my other server, data migration is complete! |  |
| Now that the transfer is complete, it’s time to enable the parity drive. |  |
| Parity disk installed and ready for the build process. |  |
| Parity process has begun. I got about 56MBps. |  |
| A few hours later I’m protected and ready to configure my shares (that’s another story). |  |
