SuperMicro, one of the largest suppliers for “white-box” computer makers, presented their solution for high-density storage servers last month. Most traditional storage servers offer twelve 3.5 inch SAS or SATA drives per 2U of rackspace; the only exception to this are vendors offering top-loading drives such as Sun, and those offering disk trays holding more than one drive mounted back-to-back.
SuperMicro has a more traditional approach, but with a twist. Their highest density server chassis now offer extra drive slots that are accessible via the rear of the server:
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