How to configure 36 disks ?

[Mark Lord]

Jon Hardcastle wrote:
> I'd like to understand how you even go attaching that many devices to a system.. I am 'comparatively' new to this.. and have a 6 raid5 system.. not enterprise.. and i have slammed into case/power/sat slot issues already. What sort of hardware must one use to grow to a 36 array system!
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Here's one way:

  -- four onboard SATA ports
  -- plus four add-in PCI/PCIX/PCIe 8-port Marvell SATA cards.
  -- and a honkin' huge PSU!

:)