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Hello,
This is my first post on this forum. I am about to purchase a TrueNAS Mini XL+ with 64GB of RAM along with the TrueNAS Mini 10Gb Dual-Port SFP+ Ports, TrueNAS Mini Write Cache (ZIL), and TrueNAS Mini 480GB Read Cache (L2ARC) Upgrades. I would like some recommendations on my HDD configuration options. My primary use for this NAS is storage and to host VMs and Docker images using TrueNAS SCALE and would ideally like 32TB of usable space.
After reading countless posts on all of the possible ZFS configurations, I have determined that a single pool with mirrored vdevs is the best way for me to go. I am not on an unlimited budget, so I want to make the best decision based on my future storage needs and reliability during a recovery situation. Since this chassis has 8 hot-swappable 3.5" drive bays, am I better off going with (8) 8TB disks or (4) 16TB disks? Both will give be 32TB of usable storage, but I am concerned about re-silvering time during failed disk situation to to mention the cost of an individual failed disk. If I go with the larger configuration, I will still have 4 hot-swappable bays for future expansion although 32TB of usable storage is way more than I need for the foreseeable future. If I go with the more of the smaller disks, will performance be better because of 4 mirrored vdevs instead of 2 larger ones?
I am pretty sold on the WD Red Plus HDDs or WD Red Pro HDDs, but I'm not sure if I am better off with 4 larger disks or 8 smaller disks. The WD Red Pro HDDs are cheaper than the WD Red Plus HDDs for whatever reason despite the higher-end specs.
I also understand that there is an M.2 slot the motherboard. Does this mean I can use any M.2 2280 SSD in addition to 8 SATA drives? I am a little unclear on how many SATA drives the backplane can handle. I believe the BIOS is limited to 8 HDDs, but not sure sure if the M.2 slot counts as one of those 8. I could use this slot for a single device pool for some future need when SSD performance is needed.
This is overkill for home use, but I no longer want to keep a bunch of USB drives laying around with duped data all over the place. This NAS will be used for system backups (Time Machine), huge movie libraries, and all personal and business data. I will also sync the important data to Azure. Please share your thoughts on all of this. Thank you so much!
/David
This is my first post on this forum. I am about to purchase a TrueNAS Mini XL+ with 64GB of RAM along with the TrueNAS Mini 10Gb Dual-Port SFP+ Ports, TrueNAS Mini Write Cache (ZIL), and TrueNAS Mini 480GB Read Cache (L2ARC) Upgrades. I would like some recommendations on my HDD configuration options. My primary use for this NAS is storage and to host VMs and Docker images using TrueNAS SCALE and would ideally like 32TB of usable space.
After reading countless posts on all of the possible ZFS configurations, I have determined that a single pool with mirrored vdevs is the best way for me to go. I am not on an unlimited budget, so I want to make the best decision based on my future storage needs and reliability during a recovery situation. Since this chassis has 8 hot-swappable 3.5" drive bays, am I better off going with (8) 8TB disks or (4) 16TB disks? Both will give be 32TB of usable storage, but I am concerned about re-silvering time during failed disk situation to to mention the cost of an individual failed disk. If I go with the larger configuration, I will still have 4 hot-swappable bays for future expansion although 32TB of usable storage is way more than I need for the foreseeable future. If I go with the more of the smaller disks, will performance be better because of 4 mirrored vdevs instead of 2 larger ones?
I am pretty sold on the WD Red Plus HDDs or WD Red Pro HDDs, but I'm not sure if I am better off with 4 larger disks or 8 smaller disks. The WD Red Pro HDDs are cheaper than the WD Red Plus HDDs for whatever reason despite the higher-end specs.
I also understand that there is an M.2 slot the motherboard. Does this mean I can use any M.2 2280 SSD in addition to 8 SATA drives? I am a little unclear on how many SATA drives the backplane can handle. I believe the BIOS is limited to 8 HDDs, but not sure sure if the M.2 slot counts as one of those 8. I could use this slot for a single device pool for some future need when SSD performance is needed.
This is overkill for home use, but I no longer want to keep a bunch of USB drives laying around with duped data all over the place. This NAS will be used for system backups (Time Machine), huge movie libraries, and all personal and business data. I will also sync the important data to Azure. Please share your thoughts on all of this. Thank you so much!
/David
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