Hello,
I am looking to get some help with optimization of a new truenas single server setup. The drives that are currently available include the following:
1. intel p5800x 800GB optane drive
2. samsung pm1735 3.2TB pcie 4.0 nvme
3. 2 x seagate ironwolf pro 10TB
4. server with amd epyc rome 7742 x 2 64c cpus, 512GB ddr4 3200mhz ram
5. mellanox connectx-5 cdat dual port 100GE pcie 4.0 NIC
The goal is to optimize the speed of the storage. We are not sure how best to utilize the optane drive. We are also not sure how to best utilize the samsung pm1735. We also need to make sure that the 2 seagate hdds don't slow everything down. Please note that I only have 1 of the optane drives and it is the 800GB version. I also currently only have 1 of the samsung pm1735 3.2TB ssd. I also have all of the relevant computers connected into the same 100G arista switch. I should be able to leverage jumbo frames. The server will also have a couple of the second gen pcie 4.0 m.2 drives. These are not enterprise m.2 ssds but they are pretty fast at 7GBps r/w. I may have the option of getting a second samsung pm1735 3.2TB drive to at least be able to mirror that tier if it is helpful. If I go that route I can just eliminate the seagate HDDs altogether. This project is mainly for benchmarking purposes. That is why the resiliency is not the top priority. I would like to be able to configure the storage to keep pace with the network. Thanks for any suggestions or pointers as to where to best research the details.
jp
I am looking to get some help with optimization of a new truenas single server setup. The drives that are currently available include the following:
1. intel p5800x 800GB optane drive
2. samsung pm1735 3.2TB pcie 4.0 nvme
3. 2 x seagate ironwolf pro 10TB
4. server with amd epyc rome 7742 x 2 64c cpus, 512GB ddr4 3200mhz ram
5. mellanox connectx-5 cdat dual port 100GE pcie 4.0 NIC
The goal is to optimize the speed of the storage. We are not sure how best to utilize the optane drive. We are also not sure how to best utilize the samsung pm1735. We also need to make sure that the 2 seagate hdds don't slow everything down. Please note that I only have 1 of the optane drives and it is the 800GB version. I also currently only have 1 of the samsung pm1735 3.2TB ssd. I also have all of the relevant computers connected into the same 100G arista switch. I should be able to leverage jumbo frames. The server will also have a couple of the second gen pcie 4.0 m.2 drives. These are not enterprise m.2 ssds but they are pretty fast at 7GBps r/w. I may have the option of getting a second samsung pm1735 3.2TB drive to at least be able to mirror that tier if it is helpful. If I go that route I can just eliminate the seagate HDDs altogether. This project is mainly for benchmarking purposes. That is why the resiliency is not the top priority. I would like to be able to configure the storage to keep pace with the network. Thanks for any suggestions or pointers as to where to best research the details.
jp