iRODS Hardware Requirements - UPPMAX/irods GitHub Wiki

General requrements

Some interesting things might be found here:

... also there is some info in these threads in iRODS Chat:

Nice supermicro chassi with many disk slots:

Suggested hardware spec, from Google-Chat:

STX QA24-2410 ,165.56 1 ,165.56
RAID Configuration
Supermicro H8DGi-F - EATX - AMD SR5690 Chipset
     RAID 1 -> 2 x 500GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12
3ware 9650SE-24M8 24-Port (SATA)
     RAID 6 -> 12 x 2.0TB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital RE4 WD2003FYYS
Power Estimate: Watts: 525.72, Volt-Amps: 538.86, BTU/h: 1793.76, Amps(110V): 4.78, Amps(208V): 2.53
 - 2 x Eight-Core AMD Opteron™ Model 6128 - 2.0GHz 8x512KB L2 + 12MB L3 Cache (80W)
 - Supermicro H8DGi-F - EATX - AMD SR5690 Chipset
 - 8 x 4GB PC3-10600 1333MHz DDR3 ECC Registered
 - Supermicro SC846TQ-R900B - 4U - 24 x 3.5" SATA - 900W Redundant
 - 2 x 500GB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12
 - 12 x 2.0TB SATA 7200RPM - 3.5" - Western Digital RE4 WD2003FYYS
 - 3ware 9650SE-24M8 24-Port (SATA)
 - 3ware Battery Backup Unit for 3ware 9650SE Series
 - Included Default Quick-Release Inner Rail + Quick-Release Outer Rackmount Mounting Rails - 26.8"-34"
 - No Windows Operating System (Hardware Warranty Only, No Software Support)
 - Please do not pre-install the operating system. I will install it myself. (Not Installed)
 - Three Year Warranty with Advanced Parts Replacement

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