Hi
My current freenas build is nearing capacity and it's time to upgrade to something that will last me well into the future. The main usage for this server is running Plex, Transmission, and to also function as a backup for another 3 laptops. Oh.. and I never seem to delete anything.
I have the following components picked out and want to make sure there are I'm not missing anything.
Case: Supermicro SuperChassis SC846BE16-R920B
http://www.pc-canada.com/item/CSE%2D846BE16%2DR920B.html
MOBO: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SRL-F
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...re=Supermicro_X10SRL-F-_-13-182-927-_-Product
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Haswell
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...17480&cm_re=Xeon_E5_V3-_-19-117-480-_-Product
RAM: Samsung M393A2G40DB0-CPB 16GB DDR4-2133 ECC Registered x4 = 64GB
http://www.atic.ca/index.php?page=newsearch&searchterm=M393A2G40DB0-CPB&x=37&y=3
Raid Card: IBM ServeRAID M1015
Hard Drives:
8x WD Red 6TB
8x WD Red 3TB - **Existing**
8x Future Expansion Room.
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Some questions..
1. I currently have a 6 drive Raid Z2 pool w/ 3TB HDs, however to get to 24 drives, I would ideally like to have a pool with 3 8 drive VDEVs in Raid Z2. To do this, I was considering creating a new pool w/ 1 VDEV of 8 drives using the new 6TB hard drives, then copying over my data from my existing pool and blowing it away. Then I would add 2 more 3TB drives and create a second VDEV to add to the new pool.
Does this make sense ? Or would I be better off just adding 2 new VDEVs of 9 HDs each @ RaidZ2
2. With this case, I believe I connect all these drives to a single M1015, is that correct ?
3. What about power connections for 24 drives. Do I need any SATA power splitters or something of the like ?
Thanks
My current freenas build is nearing capacity and it's time to upgrade to something that will last me well into the future. The main usage for this server is running Plex, Transmission, and to also function as a backup for another 3 laptops. Oh.. and I never seem to delete anything.
I have the following components picked out and want to make sure there are I'm not missing anything.
Case: Supermicro SuperChassis SC846BE16-R920B
http://www.pc-canada.com/item/CSE%2D846BE16%2DR920B.html
MOBO: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SRL-F
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...re=Supermicro_X10SRL-F-_-13-182-927-_-Product
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 Haswell
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...17480&cm_re=Xeon_E5_V3-_-19-117-480-_-Product
RAM: Samsung M393A2G40DB0-CPB 16GB DDR4-2133 ECC Registered x4 = 64GB
http://www.atic.ca/index.php?page=newsearch&searchterm=M393A2G40DB0-CPB&x=37&y=3
Raid Card: IBM ServeRAID M1015
Hard Drives:
8x WD Red 6TB
8x WD Red 3TB - **Existing**
8x Future Expansion Room.
=============================================================
Some questions..
1. I currently have a 6 drive Raid Z2 pool w/ 3TB HDs, however to get to 24 drives, I would ideally like to have a pool with 3 8 drive VDEVs in Raid Z2. To do this, I was considering creating a new pool w/ 1 VDEV of 8 drives using the new 6TB hard drives, then copying over my data from my existing pool and blowing it away. Then I would add 2 more 3TB drives and create a second VDEV to add to the new pool.
Does this make sense ? Or would I be better off just adding 2 new VDEVs of 9 HDs each @ RaidZ2
2. With this case, I believe I connect all these drives to a single M1015, is that correct ?
3. What about power connections for 24 drives. Do I need any SATA power splitters or something of the like ?
Thanks