After realizing HW Raid Enclosures are not the way to go, I decided to go go with EspressoBin partnered with 4 Port SATA Marvel 88SE9215 Mini PCIe Card. I'll probably end up running Armbian with the Legacy Kernel since the Mainline Kernel doesn't seem to support the Marvel 88SE9215 card yet. I'm already thinking about a possible enclosure to hold the Espresso and four 3.5" Drives. I've got access to a laser cutter and might end up using the Helios4 Case Design like mentioned here or the GnuBee Design here mentioned by tkaiser.
So my questions are this:
- Is there a working OMV image for EspressoBin yet?
- Am I correct in my understanding that I need to make sure I use legacy kernel if using Armbian with the 88SE9215?
- Anyone else have a case idea/design for 4 drives and an EspressoBin?
- Any suggestions on a compact PSU? If my math is correct I need 12 Volts @ 8 Amps (1.78 Amps x 4 Drives)
I'm super excited to get this new hardware so I can kick my HW Raid to the curb!