Yes, you can get 1 Petabyte server with only 20 storage servers now. These are available now.
Here is the spec. You would need only 20 units for 1 Petabyte. Thanks for reading!
Qty Description
1 KING STAR 4U SYSTEM SERVON XS413
1 MB SM XEON X7DBE Motherboard
Integrated ESB2 6-port SATAII Controller, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support
Integrated Intel 82563EB Dual-Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Integrated ATI ES1000 16MB Graphics"
2 CPU XEON QUAD CORE 2.66 12M 1333 E5430
2 FAN SM 2U XEON SNK-P0018..DEMPSEY LGA771 PASSIVE
2 MEM DDRII 667 4GB FB-DIMM
1 CO SM AOC-SIMLP-B+
1 LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 84016E 16-port 3Gb/s PCI-Express SAS/SATA RAID Adapter
24 HD SATAII 2TB WD WD20EADS
2 HD SATAII 2TB WD WD20EADS
1 CASE SUPERMICRO SC846E1-R900B
Ray Liu
King Star Computer
1259 Reamwood Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Tel: 408-736-8590 x108
Fax: 408-736-4151
www.kingstarusa.com
ray at kingstarusa.com
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