Dell R740xd2 24-Bay 3.5 vs R740xd 12-Bay + 4-Bay + 2-Bay 3.5

a.dresner

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Hi Everyone,

Leaning toward the 24 Bay, (SME environment: ISCSI target for VMs for file serving, ISCSI target for VM storage, VEEAM backup target, will replicate to an X9 TrueNAS server) - seems like why not have the most bays possible for either now or in the future?

One nagging question for me about boot media. FWIU the Boss S1, It's a raid card? Been googling around but don't really see any clear answer. Will this present the drives to TrueNAS install? Or is it going to cause issues... would appreciate any sage advise on this. My vendor also says the R740xd2 only has 1 SataDOM port? Can anyone confirm this? In the end, I can install on the SataDOM but no mirror leaves me feeling woozy.

Appreciate the support
 
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