Abk
Cadet
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- Jan 12, 2021
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Hello !
First of all thanks a lot for checking my post.
I'm new to the freenas community and also english is not my native language , i already apologize for the mispelling/mistakes i'll make.
So , long story short , i bought a few years ago a Synology 2 bays Nas and after month of thinking about it i'm going to switch to a Freenas build :
Why?
After reading lots of posts on this forum , i need to adress my goals with this project
What are my needs then? (In no particular order and not exhaustive)
Now :
In the future
So this is the context , and now let's speak about the build
Most of the parts i've chosen are from the different recommendations i found on the forum (Thanks a lot for that)
Motherboard : X10SL7-F
I was looking at other models like the X10SLM+-F , but after checking the forums the X10SL7 seems to be better for my needs mostly because of the number of drives i can add natively on the board (After Flashing the LSI Controller to IT mode if i recall correctly)
CPU : Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3
First i was going for the low powered Xeon , but after reading about it , it does not seems to make a big difference and even if it did , i'm more after performance that power saving with this build.
Case : Fractal node 804
Classic choice , mostly because of the space , i don't have the space for a server rack . It's gonna live in a closet (With airflow).I'm open to suggestions of course !
CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-U12S
I didn't see a lot of specific CPU Coolers on the different builds i've checked. I know it might be overkill , and No i won't try to overclock (Don't even know if i can with this board). I'm just a big fan of Noctua and the reliability, silence and peace of mind they provide.
RAM : Crucial 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 CL11 Memory
Generic choice , i had some Crucial parts in the past and didn't have any problems and saw this kit in differents nas build with the same board. For the question you might be asking yourself : "Why not going with 32gb" , the reason is budget . I'm going for 16 at the beginning and plan to upgrade to 32 in the future (In sync with the storage upgrades)
Powersupply : SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold
Same as Noctua , i'm a long time user of Seasonic so it was a no brainer for me. The question i have is only the amount of W. I'm planning to get 12 drives at the end in this Nas , so 360W for the drives (30w per drive , took that info from the forums). I was thinking going for 650 for peace of mind. Happy to have any inputs on that.
Drives : Goal is to buy 4 of those to build the first pool and to back up what i have on my current Synology Nas, i'll add more drive later when i saved enough money ^^
So here it is , that's what i'm planning to do . I would be really thankful if you guys can check that and correct me where i'm wrong.
Thanks a lot for reading.
First of all thanks a lot for checking my post.
I'm new to the freenas community and also english is not my native language , i already apologize for the mispelling/mistakes i'll make.
So , long story short , i bought a few years ago a Synology 2 bays Nas and after month of thinking about it i'm going to switch to a Freenas build :
Why?
- The Synology served me well but it has its limits
- It's not upgradable as i want it to be
- Getting a bigger unit is really expensive and i don't get as much performance as i would get with a Freenas build.
- Heard and saw a lot of things about the different Nas OS and i chose Freenas.
After reading lots of posts on this forum , i need to adress my goals with this project
- Having a reliable storage box in my home
- This box must be upgradable and maintainable
- Powerful enough to serve my needs
- Longevity , i need this system to last me a few years at a minimum
What are my needs then? (In no particular order and not exhaustive)
Now :
- Having at the end 15 to 20 TB of "safe" storage
- Streaming media to different pc/Android Box in the house
- Powerful enough to handle some VMs for a beginner like (Want to start learning about those ^^)
- A platform where i could learn about Freenas , understand what i'm doing and what i can do with the plugins
In the future
- Host a personal cloud / Email Server
- Being able to access it remotely
- Upgrade to 10gbits (But need to upgrade most of my network so it will wait)
So this is the context , and now let's speak about the build
Most of the parts i've chosen are from the different recommendations i found on the forum (Thanks a lot for that)
Motherboard : X10SL7-F
I was looking at other models like the X10SLM+-F , but after checking the forums the X10SL7 seems to be better for my needs mostly because of the number of drives i can add natively on the board (After Flashing the LSI Controller to IT mode if i recall correctly)
CPU : Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3
First i was going for the low powered Xeon , but after reading about it , it does not seems to make a big difference and even if it did , i'm more after performance that power saving with this build.
Case : Fractal node 804
Classic choice , mostly because of the space , i don't have the space for a server rack . It's gonna live in a closet (With airflow).I'm open to suggestions of course !
CPU Cooler : Noctua NH-U12S
I didn't see a lot of specific CPU Coolers on the different builds i've checked. I know it might be overkill , and No i won't try to overclock (Don't even know if i can with this board). I'm just a big fan of Noctua and the reliability, silence and peace of mind they provide.
RAM : Crucial 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3-1600 CL11 Memory
Generic choice , i had some Crucial parts in the past and didn't have any problems and saw this kit in differents nas build with the same board. For the question you might be asking yourself : "Why not going with 32gb" , the reason is budget . I'm going for 16 at the beginning and plan to upgrade to 32 in the future (In sync with the storage upgrades)
Powersupply : SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold
Same as Noctua , i'm a long time user of Seasonic so it was a no brainer for me. The question i have is only the amount of W. I'm planning to get 12 drives at the end in this Nas , so 360W for the drives (30w per drive , took that info from the forums). I was thinking going for 650 for peace of mind. Happy to have any inputs on that.
Drives : Goal is to buy 4 of those to build the first pool and to back up what i have on my current Synology Nas, i'll add more drive later when i saved enough money ^^
- Choice 1 : Western Digital Red 4 TB 3.5 : 4 of those , i think it would give me 8TB of usable storage
- Choice 2 : Western Digital Red 8 TB 3.5 : 2 of those for the same purpose , but i think i loose on reliability with having only 2 drives
So here it is , that's what i'm planning to do . I would be really thankful if you guys can check that and correct me where i'm wrong.
Thanks a lot for reading.