SOLVED Q. about 1GB RAM per 1TB storage rule.

[zion2k]

Hello,
I plan to setup my first FreeNAS system.
At the moment the start configuration would have 32GB of RAM and ~45TB of storage.
Does the thumb rule refer to the total installed storage or the actual used strorage?
I there any risk of data lost (or something like this) if I just install 32GB instead of the recommended >45GB RAM?

Thanks in advance
Chris

 

[Chris Moore]

Hello,
I plan to setup my first FreeNAS system.
At the moment the start configuration would have 32GB of RAM and ~45TB of storage.
Does the thumb rule refer to the total installed storage or the actual used strorage?
I there any risk of data lost (or something like this) if I just install 32GB instead of the recommended >45GB RAM?

Thanks in advance
Chris

The minimum amount of memory is 8GB for the basic function of the NAS. After that, more memory is mostly about performance, how responsive the system is.
You will also need more memory for virtual machine function.
What will you use the system for?

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[Ericloewe]

Does the thumb rule refer to the total installed storage or the actual used strorage?

Yes.

It's deliberately vague.

I there any risk of data lost (or something like this) if I just install 32GB instead of the recommended >45GB RAM?

No, unless you're doing something weird that gobbles up RAM, like massive VMs.

 

[zion2k]

Thank you for the fast answers.
The system is at the moment a pure NAS, no VMs.
So I think I will stay with 32GB RAM until I use VMs or have any performance problems.

Thank you for the help.