TrueNAS Scale runs on a used Tintri T885 storage box
is working on a storage system that was saved from being thrown away. Out of 22 drives, 17 appear to be good 10 terabyte drives, with about 15,000 hours of use on average. A few questionable drives are still being checked.
The system has two matching trays in the back and is designed as an pair. Both trays power on and can see the , so the hardware was built to keep running through a major failure. That level of backup hardware is more than needed for a personal lab.
The next step is to find a half-height bracket for a 9308 card, connect disk shelves for testing, and then start loading data.
Key points
- is running on a storage system.
- 17 of 22 drives appear usable, and each good drive is 10 terabytes.
- The drives have about 15,000 hours of use on average.
- The system uses an design for stronger fault tolerance.
- The next step is connecting disk shelves through a 9308 card for testing.