Media Storage hardware

Here're some notes regarding selection of hardware for Media Storage.

1. Bay numbers, e.g.  12 or 16 bays with HW RAID support.
2. HDD for OS & compatibility list.
3. NIC numbers. dual or quad w/ IPMI support.
4. RAM and PCI-E should be far more than necessary.

For example, the 2U model below serves 12-bay RAID array, w/ HDD for Linux OS on the rear, dual 10H-based NIC.

REF: Server & board spec.
https://www.supermicro.com.tw/products/system/2U/6028/SSG-6028R-E1CR12T.cfm
https://www.supermicro.com.tw/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X10DRH-CT.cfm