# Drive Bay Configurator — Option B Restructure (deferred)

**Date:** 2026-04-26
**Status:** Approved (design only) — implementation deferred to dedicated session
**Owner:** Andrew
**Repo:** `EZSCALE/website`
**Related:** `2026-04-26-dedicated-server-lineup-design.md` (parent spec, already shipped)

## Why this exists

The dedicated 14th-gen drive bay configurator (LFF / SFF / NVMe) currently uses a flat radio per chassis-bay-type group. After the recent expansion (high-cap HDDs, LFF SSDs, PCIe NVMe add-in), the LFF group alone is 35 entries on a single radio. Adding SAS variants on top would push it past 50 — UX is breaking under its own weight.

Option B splits each drive bay group into composite controls so customers pick **media + capacity + quantity** independently, and the frontend computes total = `unit_cost × quantity`. Net: ~10 drive selections + a stepper instead of 35-50 flat combo radios.

## Scope (in)

- Restructure the three existing drive bay groups (LFF, SFF, NVMe) from "one option, many flat values" to "two options per group: Drive Selection + Drive Quantity"
- Add SAS HDD and SAS SSD variants to LFF and SFF Drive Selection lists (currently only SATA)
- Update Pinia store to track `{drive, quantity}` per drive-bay group
- New `DriveBayGroupSelector` component (or extend `OptionGroupSelector`) to render the two-option pattern
- Update route filter to clamp `Drive Quantity` max to chassis bay_count
- Update `BuildSummary` to render drive bay line items as `N× <drive type> @ $X/drive = $Y total`
- Migrate URL params: `lff_drive=`, `lff_qty=`, `sff_drive=`, `sff_qty=`, `nvme_drive=`, `nvme_qty=`
- Test rewrite: existing drive-bay tests need updating, add coverage for the new structure

## Scope (out / deferred)

- PCIe NVMe Add-in group keeps flat-radio pattern (combos bundle adapter+drive cost, hard to split cleanly into media+capacity+quantity). Already shipped as `c74ca7f`.
- Mixed-bay heterogeneous configs (e.g., 4× HDD + 4× SSD on R540) — still ticket-only post-order. Schema doesn't natively support multi-drive-type per group.
- Frontend animation polish on the new component
- Per-bay-position drive picker (was descoped in original spec)

## Schema decisions

**No migrations needed.** The existing `plan_config_groups` / `plan_config_options` / `plan_config_values` schema already supports multiple options per group; the seeder just wasn't using that capability for drive bays.

Each drive bay group becomes:

```php
PlanConfigGroup::updateOrCreate(['name' => 'Dedicated 14th Gen — LFF Drive Bays'], [...]);

// Option 1: Drive Selection (radio) — values store PER-DRIVE monthly cost
$driveSelection = $this->seedRadioOption($group, 'Drive Selection', false, 1);
$this->seedValues($driveSelection, [
    ['label' => 'No drives — configure via ticket', 'value' => 'none', 'monthly' => 0, 'is_default' => true],
    ['label' => '4 TB SATA HDD',                'value' => 'sata-hdd-4tb',       'monthly' => 12.00],
    ['label' => '8 TB SATA HDD',                'value' => 'sata-hdd-8tb',       'monthly' => 20.00],
    ['label' => '12 TB Enterprise SATA HDD',    'value' => 'sata-hdd-12tb',      'monthly' => 45.00],
    ['label' => '20 TB Enterprise SATA HDD',    'value' => 'sata-hdd-20tb',      'monthly' => 55.00],
    ['label' => '24 TB Enterprise SATA HDD',    'value' => 'sata-hdd-24tb',      'monthly' => 75.00],
    ['label' => '12 TB Enterprise SAS HDD',     'value' => 'sas-hdd-12tb',       'monthly' => 50.00],  // NEW SAS
    ['label' => '16 TB Enterprise SAS HDD',     'value' => 'sas-hdd-16tb',       'monthly' => 55.00],  // NEW SAS
    ['label' => '480 GB SATA SSD (LFF carrier)','value' => 'sata-ssd-480gb-lff', 'monthly' => 10.00],
    ['label' => '1.92 TB SATA SSD (LFF carrier)','value' => 'sata-ssd-1920gb-lff', 'monthly' => 18.00],
    ['label' => '3.84 TB SATA SSD (LFF carrier)','value' => 'sata-ssd-3840gb-lff', 'monthly' => 45.00],
    ['label' => '7.68 TB SAS SSD (LFF carrier)','value' => 'sas-ssd-7680gb-lff', 'monthly' => 200.00],  // NEW SAS
    ['label' => '1.92 TB SAS SSD (LFF carrier)','value' => 'sas-ssd-1920gb-lff', 'monthly' => 40.00],  // NEW SAS
    ['label' => '3.84 TB SAS SSD (LFF carrier)','value' => 'sas-ssd-3840gb-lff', 'monthly' => 80.00],  // NEW SAS
]);

// Option 2: Drive Quantity (quantity stepper)
$driveQuantity = $this->seedQuantityOption(
    $group, 'Drive Quantity', 0, 12, 'drives', 0, 2
);
// monthly_price=0 on the option itself — actual cost computed
// in the frontend as drive_selection.monthly_price × quantity.
```

Note: `seedQuantityOption` already exists and supports `min_qty / max_qty / step`. Setting `monthly_price=0` on it lets us reuse the helper without it interfering with our cost math.

Same pattern for SFF (Drive Selection list with SATA + SAS SSD options + the high-cap HDDs that fit, max_qty=24) and NVMe (U.2 NVMe sizes only, max_qty=24).

## Per-drive pricing table (in monthly cost terms)

| Drive | Per-drive $/mo | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4 TB SATA HDD | $12 | Existing |
| 8 TB SATA HDD | $20 | Existing |
| 12 TB SATA HDD | $45 | Existing |
| 20 TB SATA HDD | $55 | Existing |
| 24 TB SATA HDD | $75 | Existing |
| 12 TB SAS HDD | $50 | NEW — ~10% premium over SATA for 12 Gb/s + dual-port |
| 16 TB SAS HDD | $55 | NEW |
| 480 GB SATA SSD | $10 | Existing |
| 1.92 TB SATA SSD | $18 | Existing |
| 3.84 TB SATA SSD | $45 | Existing |
| 7.68 TB SATA SSD | $100 | Existing — covers most "premium" cases without going SAS |
| 1.92 TB SAS SSD | $40 | NEW — Nytro 3350 / 2532 class, 12 Gb/s dual-port |
| 3.84 TB SAS SSD | $80 | NEW |
| 7.68 TB SAS SSD | $200 | NEW |
| 1.92 TB U.2 NVMe (SFF chassis only) | $30 | NEW SFF entry — fits in 2.5" SFF NVMe-capable bays where present |
| 3.84 TB U.2 NVMe | $70 | |
| 7.68 TB U.2 NVMe | $150 | |

## Frontend changes

**Pinia store** (`stores/dedicatedConfigurator.ts`):

```ts
// Selections shape becomes:
//   non-drive groups: { groupName: 'value-slug' }
//   drive bay groups: { groupName: { drive: 'value-slug', quantity: 0 } }

const selections = ref<Record<string, string | { drive: string; quantity: number }>>({})

function isDriveBayGroup(name: string): boolean {
  return name.endsWith('Drive Bays')
}

const driveBayCost = computed<Record<string, number>>(() => {
  const costs: Record<string, number> = {}
  for (const [groupName, sel] of Object.entries(selections.value)) {
    if (typeof sel !== 'object') continue
    const group = findGroup(groupName)
    const driveOption = group?.options.find(o => o.name === 'Drive Selection')
    const drive = driveOption?.values.find(v => v.value === sel.drive)
    if (!drive) continue
    const perDriveCost = pickCyclePrice(drive, cycle.value)
    costs[groupName] = perDriveCost * sel.quantity
  }
  return costs
})
```

**New component** `Components/Marketing/Dedicated/DedicatedConfigurator/DriveBayGroupSelector.vue`:

Renders both options of a drive bay group:
- Top: radio list of Drive Selection values (uses existing `OptionGroupSelector`-style cards)
- Bottom: quantity stepper (1 → max_qty), labeled `Drives in chassis`
- Shows live computed cost: `2× 1.92 TB SATA SSD = +$36.00/mo`

`DedicatedConfigurator/index.vue` switches between `OptionGroupSelector` (single-option groups) and `DriveBayGroupSelector` based on group name.

**BuildSummary** updates to render drive bay rows as:
```
LFF Drive Bays
  4× 1.92 TB SATA SSD                            +$72.00
```

(Currently shows the flat-combo label which works the same way visually, but the data flow changes.)

## URL state contract

Drive bay groups now serialize as two params each:

| Old (flat radio) | New (split) |
|---|---|
| `?lff=4x1920gb-ssd` | `?lff_drive=sata-ssd-1920gb-lff&lff_qty=4` |
| `?sff=8x3840gb-ssd` | `?sff_drive=sata-ssd-3840gb&sff_qty=8` |
| `?nvme=2x2tb-nvme` | `?nvme_drive=u2-nvme-2tb&nvme_qty=2` |

`hydrateFromUrl` reads both params per group. Old URLs with single-key drive params are silently dropped (acceptable since drive bay configs were rarely shared as URLs and the structure changed entirely).

## Tests

- Replace existing drive-bay flat-combo tests with new tests for the multi-option structure
- Cover: drive selection persists, quantity persists, total = drive × qty, quantity max respects chassis bay_count
- New test: SAS variants are visible only on LFF/SFF (not NVMe-native chassis)

## Migration path

The seeder uses `updateOrCreate` keyed on `[option_id, label]`. Restructuring requires a one-time DB cleanup before re-seeding:

```sql
-- Before re-running ConfigOptionSeeder for the new structure
DELETE pco, pcv
FROM plan_config_options pco
LEFT JOIN plan_config_values pcv ON pcv.option_id = pco.id
JOIN plan_config_groups pcg ON pcg.id = pco.group_id
WHERE pcg.name IN (
    'Dedicated 14th Gen — LFF Drive Bays',
    'Dedicated 14th Gen — SFF Drive Bays',
    'Dedicated 14th Gen — NVMe Drive Bays'
);
```

Then `php artisan db:seed --class=ConfigOptionSeeder` recreates with new shape.

## Acceptance

- [ ] LFF / SFF / NVMe groups each have exactly 2 options (Drive Selection radio + Drive Quantity stepper)
- [ ] LFF Drive Selection includes ≥3 SAS variants (12/16 TB SAS HDD; 1.92/3.84/7.68 TB SAS SSD)
- [ ] SFF Drive Selection includes ≥3 SAS SSD variants
- [ ] Per-chassis filter clamps `Drive Quantity.max_qty` to chassis `bay_count`
- [ ] BuildSummary shows drive bay line items as `N× <drive> = $Y` not `<combo label>`
- [ ] URL params use new `_drive=&_qty=` format
- [ ] Existing 14 dedicated tests rewrite cleanly — count stays in 14-16 range
- [ ] `npm run build` passes
- [ ] Mobile (< 768 px) renders the stepper without overflow

## Estimated effort

- Backend (seeder rewrite + DB cleanup migration): ~1 hour
- Frontend (new component + store rework): ~2 hours
- Tests rewrite: ~1 hour
- Verify + commit: ~30 min

**Total: ~4-5 hour focused session.**