Prepping for a new Chia Crypto Storage (Hard Drives) mining setup
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- Опубліковано 25 кві 2021
- Prepping for a new Chia Storage Hard Dive Crypto mining setup. Today I am building out the needed hardware for me to begin setting up a CHIA Storage Crypto storage mining rig. Unlike Bitcoin other crypto currencies can do functions like act an token or in the case of CHIA, use unused hard drive storage on your PC as a rig to store data as a service.
In this video I am covering the key reconfiguration needs in detail for setting up the server / and SAS disk groups so I can get the most for my hard drive functions. Once done I will then setup the CHIA node software and test this out. I may be rebuilding the server configuration to better meet the CHIA requirements over time for the best results but it is fun do it so no issues.
related sites:
CHIA Homesite
www.chia.net/
CHIA Support / download site
github.com/Chia-Network/chia-...
CHIA Beginner guide (How to do it right.)
github.com/Chia-Network/chia-...
My hardware that I am using
SAS LSI 9200 series dual 2x channel controller
SAS Dell Perk 710 SAS controller internal Dell 720
SAS NetApp DS-2246 24 2.5 SAS dual channel disk array
SAS HP 3PAR M-6710 array single channel
Server chassis Dell 720 DX with Server 2019 (You can use windows 10)
Enjoy! - Наука та технологія
This is nuts. I was watching your videos a month back to learn how to cool my Chia server. Now you're farming it too. This is going to be....big.
Bro this is the server array of SPACE X. DAAAAAMMM!
I doubt ill ever get up to this scale but im fourtunate enough to have a friend that works at a it tech data center i believe? And he is giving me a dell poweredge r630 free of charge so gonna be learning a lot and hopefully have an upper hand on most small time (to todays standards) farmers.
So what what was your total startup costs and how much do you plan to make this month off the rig?
Well, I am mining other coin so costs this time is not key and the CHIA network teams will tell you at the beginning it is not about profit... (Yet) it about learning the process and building to fit the mining requirements. I got a Dell R720xd (hold 26 drives by itself.) with some disks for about $450.00 I am storage architect as my day job so I already owned two NetApp DS-2246 arrays, (I love these arrays) with the 4 GB of require RAM for plot you need a lot of RAM so I am working with 112 GB for now. Xeon normal rated CPU are good for the management of the plots. so just under $1k counting my SAS and SSD disks I am using. I am using the Oracle F40 400GB SSD PCI-e cards (2 of them) for my SSD needs. They are the on the motherboard bus so the work better then SATA SSD drives. You only need a up to 1TB for your temp SSD drive needs. If not it will take up to 12 hours to make a single plot. with the SSD drive it take less time to make them an if you have 700GB or better you can built two plot at once using the dual parl. mode. Hope this helps...
You can do it on the cost level but I would invest a little more so you can scale out over time...
Breakers Be Trippin'
Yea, you have to balance your power for this big boy...
Waiting for a new video. I’ve bought 4x42u rack with Dell hardware. I’m going to plot for weeks. Is worth to use sas drives for temp or I have to buy ssd?
SSD is better - faster
@@leadiususa7394 know it, but in your opinion there is a big difference on plot timings?
@@DavideDeZan None right now, trying to build a few plots (12 hrs. each) now to find out that very detail out. /:>
good video, what cable to connect a NETAPP DS2246 (IOM6) to a poweredge R610 (perc H800) to use Truenas and manage the disks...?
It depends on your HBA or RAID controller. First check to see if you have a mini SAS connector or a SAS connector on the controller side of things. The DS-2246 should have a SAS connector. Then get the correct external cable set that you need. Just use one cable for now to have a single path. It gets weird when you use dual pathway fail-over.
@@leadiususa7394 When I have the cable I'll let you know if it works, thanks....
Next level...
Well thanks, also check out my follow on video on the disk configurations setup for better for Chia mining.
Just imaginé buildings in china crowded of servers.....
Cool video. I see you have a dl380 gen6 or gen7. I just picked up a gen 7. How you like yours?
Works great! I phased out my Gen 5. Now looking at Gen 9 next
@@leadiususa7394 with the way I'm running things(running out of cores already) i may be looking at a second server com soon also. Gen 9 maybe?
@@52fordf1 IF I were to get a replacement server, I would do the Dell R720xd, a great and cheap server. Lots of core options and over 700 gB of possible RAM and the 2.5 inch SAS 24 bay configure is great! Enjoy dude!
@@leadiususa7394 thanks for the info. Probably wouldn’t have to deal with the dreaded pcie pass through issues I’m dealing with also.
Thank you for the video! One question - can the NetApp DS2246 here support 8TB+ drives?
I have not seen 8TB 2.5 inch SAS drive out there but I do know the 6TB 2.5 SAS (HUS726T6TAL5204) will work fine with this array. Have you seen such a drive?
@@leadiususa7394 I've not - but I've seen postings around the web where folks claim to be able to use SATA drives with this device (with some different cables, etc). It looks like a very cost effective option for chia farming if SATA is possible.
@@dad2979 Oh yes, you can use SATA and SAS drives in the same array but pay to what I was saying about mixing these drives. Look at the DS 2246 and you will see four groups of disk bays (These are four channels). Keep each type of drive with it its on group and you will get a good response / performance. Group them together and not so much... I would just make each drive a stand alone drive (RAID0) and use them that way. Don't forget your SSD for temp building but don't use SSD drives to farm. They will die in a few months. Also remember you use 4GB of RAM for each plot. Plan for it... Enjoy!
@@leadiususa7394 again, thank you for your thoughtful replies. This would only be for farming (no plotting) and only SATA drives. Just gotta sort out the cabling now. Subscribed!
@@leadiususa7394 So you are saying you are able to use regular sata drives in the ds2246 with no issues? Everywhere I’ve looked people are saying the opposite, in reddit there are quite a few threads of people asking this question and no one has a straight answer…
Have to wait 2 weeks for my 144tb server but i think its still good to wait for :)
Does it come will all the HDD's? I was looking to buy one but it appeared to be empty. I'm a newbie so forgive my lack of knowledge
Some do
I still have not plugged in nor turned on my disk array 😞
kind of sad but I get it... lol
@@leadiususa7394 Was hoping you would make a video about plugging it into a hba or raid card with the 2 cords
Hello I am very interested in mining this...I know nothing about mining .. I have a 6- 8k budget I want to try to mine 100 plots... can you send me a link of all the equipment I need to achieve this...and how to run it?
Well start with CHIA.NET to know the specs. Look in the forum. Next get a reuse Dell R720xd or R720. (They can do up to 726GB of RAM.) It can hold a lot of SAS function plus with the XD series, you start off with 26 2.5 SAS disks. 24 in the front and two in the back.. Next get a LSI external dual or quad port controller. A dual will work fine. Next you some SAS NetApp DS 2246 disk arrays with SAS back end controllers. Next buy some 600GB or higher SAS disks. 1TB work well. You can have three plots on a single 1TB drive. Lastly you need a 1TB SSD drive to act as your temp drive to build out plots. You don't boot off the SSD but build with it. I used two a Oracle F40 400GB SSD PCI-E cards to be me what I needed. Each disk array will hold 24 2.5 drives. Build as you go. It will take about 20 days to do 100 plots. So for RAM it is 4gb a plot (I am working with 112 GB of Ram so I can only do 25 plots. and for CPU, go with med. levels CPUs to run everything. You can get the Dell server for around $400. RAM and disks will be most of your cost. SO maybe shot for 50 plots then grow from there. I will send you some links...
OK so here is a disk array.. www.ebay.com/itm/202386732608?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAAAkFlR%2B1BSS30Rd6E9RtzYbb9dKx2eDfnKxdyW8g71oLwk8%2Be1cqmeTm%2B7t%2FQJYXwyQ8LfgDeZ6bFan%2FYpY2%2F%2F%2FCHD95HvUlIqr%2FDmRHsknbMz%2F6q2D7EQ50YRXSjl%2FTXdHx853bISn5oJ0H2edIyceAr6EAEB0%2Bz056R%2BQPjWCJxUKb2ewjX8gY2r4WAbSVDTMA%3D%3D&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=202386732608&targetid=1192081308424&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9015806&poi=&campaignid=12874648737&mkgroupid=121721209379&rlsatarget=aud-412677883135:pla-1192081308424&abcId=9300535&merchantid=101707307&gclid=CjwKCAjwkN6EBhBNEiwADVfya9dWVw1Ul6udwXjMynlEXggnBG4ysWwDC8pdWcTXylQo-zVXEAqXXhoC8dsQAvD_BwE
And then the server chassis to work with... www.ebay.com/itm/193455152670?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item2d0ad35e1e:g:-9EAAOSw~kVgbb1D&amdata=enc%3AAQAFAAACgBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%252Fn%252BzU5L90Z278x5ickkfKe2vUidqHRg3XM2X2xOVBmM4vRNkdO08JoYnCWvRwSfVDcEJXIeLsIUMsjEQdsc61oZFy8V6UCFT7QjhHgE71r6%252FZ%252BIAoQW5OlQWfZt%252FmJuVwEVJ7Cob8cRxyVCzQRhpU6DKt%252FX5hZhMPq%252BZAJ4BXvKA5Tdy2twjizwsua3BqwjTQ%252BnUiZg0TIJJFDWvEquDXyS4DcwhcauOPpha9JMTkdfErbFPFD%252B8SDjBtolrcFYur9dgo%252FKcNuO20p0I0rmifx91EPiYI3l1qd3vjYljbG%252BnmhWU9YNWom3GsAJJk2M4SChd7nH6zeJHarp%252BFM%252B%252B%252BD7jIQcBQOwmFdNTd6zSGot52eFYq7vaTeXRPw36rsqL4iBdnnNy6c1mN9e8OuTXsY9falHHe3vx%252FVkyZT8XiBf%252FEmFiGWDk7hJ22WYLwl12ZIVPc%252BOW6rmXRdvWzmnxbA1nVHpYenqARsgK%252FAOXWzTumHiX4EBCuytYUfaFSWYJ0a5gMv8pB4FrzXWh19rh02hdDL16av0RzZdL7WhN6mIOevV4qlqD9KO1%252BYr%252BkoLgh59nRB7s3wb%252BtJLQPymxY60PsQoMEGZZ%252FBV6FCRn8oFR1UGhlsAzDUCVJWfFp43lSTZEc0OLbK65nwWn3U0YnkcbESwdhyZCK1HySzdoP8y%252F2LBZ7Z9MGIOVKnx78QLzF%252B50dcmgnB6hwqkS1my85oBhPs1xPymvZvziZaa529iwlvFf7slP1x0ASXhmRhagISUnckG7T2lQ4ASUF%252FjZA1a8t3rkOuuC1Bk9yzr6HAZ6P6PTBN4T35Cxp8WHP4%253D%7Ccksum%3A193455152670694a331f493c4f29a690dc297967ab8d%7Campid%3APL_CLK%7Cclp%3A2334524
And lastly. Make you get get the correct external SAS cabling for the DS 2246, if you use only one disk array then you need two cables, to add more disk array is a daisy change you need four more SAS cables. Let me know if you need help with anything. Mine is working well now.
Wow.. I ve got 6x R720 and 4x R620 retired servers and hv been replaced with R740 recently. Currently sitting doing nothing with 1Tb x8 on each server. Dual Procs and 64gb RAM.
Yeah, good idea of chia mining so soon.
That will work
Are you 720 servers the DX series (2.5 drives) or the 3.5 drive version?
I have x 3 24TB SAS SANs (iscsi connected) spare and x2 R730 x2 R720 with 64GB going spare.
Would you recommend dropping the iscsi from the sans and using HBA SAS card instead to the san direct?
@@SalvageCitizen Yes, I would move to SAS from ISCSI to some of the IP protocol overhead. That is missing with direct connect SAS. Make you you also build the RAM up to the number of plots you to do. It take over all about 4GB a plot. No mater what it will over time be just under 4GB. So plan for it. I have over 112GB current to support 22 to 24 plots. Have fun!
@@leadiususa7394 Cheers chap. Will look for some older HBA cards.
What OS & RAID config are you running on the R720xd? RAID 1? and RAID 0 across all disks on the R720xd? or have you setup just plotting to individual disk? as some misconceptions out there saying RAID 0 config is weaker and best to farm in parallel per disk individual disk. Much appreciated.
Naturally I would think RAID 0 spanned across 30 + disks provides far greater throughput.
Chia is proof of space-time, not proof of replication. There are no useful data in those plot files, and the network doesn't even know about them. It's just math inside. The plot requires 256GB (260GB to be safe) of temp space to generate. Happy farming!
Agreed, the data that comes over is temp only but does replicate (Not so valuable) files to stage the plot. For now I am only doing one plot but this system can do up 40 plots if I follow the 256GB model but I was thinking something later that would be bigger. I am playing...
i cant believe your using a CRT lol
Sorry. It is a LED display
It's chia, not chai.
Thanks for correcting me!
You don't know what you're talking about for much of this LOL
Relating the CHIA yes. (IT enterprise hardware no...)I am new to that type of storage based mining. But over the past week. I have learned a lot. My high end Dell server and disk arrays is doing a lots plots now (and growing...) and my hardware is handling it nicely so far. My video was really about pre-scaling hardware testing (As in the tilte says...) on a greater scale but not about staging CHIA yet. Give it time... That video will come soon as well. Remember that age gives us patience's as we learn new things. I have 30 years of IT enterprise. I am just having some fun... If you have the IT hardware then you can play! Enjoy and later dude! Keep learning!