I’m wondering what the best (cheap) option is to have as much storage as possible. I have two DL380 g7 servers with one running lemmy, npm, wireguard and busy getting nextcloud and jellyfin installed. The other one is to run a Proxmox cluster. Just for fun tbh. Amd if needed spare parts. I only have a few tb of storage. Problem is that these have a 2.5 inch harddrive. So expensive drives. Is it a good idea to just buy more drives which will cost me more in the long run i guess… Or should i go for a dedicated storage server with 3.5 drives…
If you are using SAS drives, then you can save a lot by buying them used.
Never had the balls to do it myself, but from what I understand it not really an issue if you test the drives before use. You can check the SMART states of the drive, it will tell you how many hours of use the drive has.