Hello everyone,
I've been planning to setup my first FreeNAS system, inspired from this, this and this (although I don't know what mobo is used in the IX system).
While waiting for the cash to come in, I have some issues to clarify and I hope you can help me.
The requirements for the system are:
1. to keep my files (media files and backups) reliably, so I want to have a mirrored RAID.
2. in case something goes wrong with the mobo/disks, I'd like to be able to recover my data with highest probability.
3. use as little as possible electricity - to keep it on 24/7.
So far, this is the configuration:
Motherboard: ASRock A75 Pro4 (has RAID 1, supports 32 GB of RAM, has 4 memory slots, has onboard video, has at least 4 SATA-III slots)
CPU: AMD Vision A4-3300 2.5GHz box (seems fast enough and not power hungry, has integrated graphics)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL8 Dual Channel (or maybe 16 GB, haven't decided yet)
HDD: 2 x WD 1TB SATA-III 7200 rpm 64MB Caviar Blue (so far 1 TB is enough)
Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl (I heard is very silent, currently is on 25% sale)
Power: Chieftec A-80 350W
Cooling: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2
All for about 650 USD.
I'm planning that in a year or so to upgrade the disk space with another set of 2 disks set up in mirror.
So my questions are:
1. Is it really necessary to have a RAIDZ setup? Isn't a mirror enough?
2. Is it better, in terms of data security, to have a software RAID instead of hardware RAID? Isn't software RAID slower than hardware?
3. To have an easier upgrade of disk and RAM, should I go with ZFS or hardware RAID?
Thank you very much,
Daniel
I've been planning to setup my first FreeNAS system, inspired from this, this and this (although I don't know what mobo is used in the IX system).
While waiting for the cash to come in, I have some issues to clarify and I hope you can help me.
The requirements for the system are:
1. to keep my files (media files and backups) reliably, so I want to have a mirrored RAID.
2. in case something goes wrong with the mobo/disks, I'd like to be able to recover my data with highest probability.
3. use as little as possible electricity - to keep it on 24/7.
So far, this is the configuration:
Motherboard: ASRock A75 Pro4 (has RAID 1, supports 32 GB of RAM, has 4 memory slots, has onboard video, has at least 4 SATA-III slots)
CPU: AMD Vision A4-3300 2.5GHz box (seems fast enough and not power hungry, has integrated graphics)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL8 Dual Channel (or maybe 16 GB, haven't decided yet)
HDD: 2 x WD 1TB SATA-III 7200 rpm 64MB Caviar Blue (so far 1 TB is enough)
Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl (I heard is very silent, currently is on 25% sale)
Power: Chieftec A-80 350W
Cooling: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2
All for about 650 USD.
I'm planning that in a year or so to upgrade the disk space with another set of 2 disks set up in mirror.
So my questions are:
1. Is it really necessary to have a RAIDZ setup? Isn't a mirror enough?
2. Is it better, in terms of data security, to have a software RAID instead of hardware RAID? Isn't software RAID slower than hardware?
3. To have an easier upgrade of disk and RAM, should I go with ZFS or hardware RAID?
Thank you very much,
Daniel