The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/actuallychris2 on 2024-12-23 11:55:28.

I recently inherited a backblaze 3.0 pod that needs a bit of work to get going. If possible, I’d love to use it for storage in my network as I’m starting to get up in the DataHoarder range (75TB-100TB. At this point, I have looked at trying to set that up with ZFS. As the server currently uses 5 drive backplanes, speed would slow down using their style as found in their standard builds (I’m pretty sure this is a 3.0 pod images)

My questions really revolve around if I should keep the backplanes or should I overhaul the build to use direct drives with the same chassis. Or should I abandon the hardware altogether and look for an alternative?

Linux knowledge isn’t something I’m worried about. My OS I’m probably going to go with will most likely be truenas simply because of my experience with it, however I am open to other options.