Hi there,
I'm planning to replace my Synology units with one big FreeNAS unit soon. Currently the units are mainly used for storing files like movies (BD rips), PC image backups, and so on.
But I'm not quite sure what will be used in the future, virtualization seems to be interesting, also Plex seems to be quite comfortable, so I'm planning to build a NAS with a "buffer" for future usage.
I checked the hardware recommendations here in the forum and that's what seems to be a good configuration for me:
Case: Fantec SRC-2080X07 (as short 19" case as possible)
Board: Supermicro X10SL7-F-O
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231V3 (boxed)
RAM: 2x Samsung M391B1G73QH0-YK0 8GB
PSU: Sea Sonic SS-500L2U 500W
Boot device: Sandisk Ultra Fit 32GB
Is that a good configuration?
I am not really happy about the number of drives. This configuration supports "only" 8 drives. This is enough for the data I have today (~20TB), but the "buffer" for future data seems to be quite small (maximum recommended usage with 8*6TB, RAIDZ2 is ~28TB).
I would be happier if I could use at least 12 drives. But the next bigger case from Fantec (with a short depth) is Fantec SRC-3160X07 which supports 16 drives. In that case I would probably need a bigger power supply (at least for maximum number of 16 drives) and an additional HBA, because the X10SL7-F supports "only" 14 drives. Am I correct?
What do you recommend? Start with the small configuration and try to extend it later or directly go with the big one?
Thanks for your comments!
AMiGAmann
I'm planning to replace my Synology units with one big FreeNAS unit soon. Currently the units are mainly used for storing files like movies (BD rips), PC image backups, and so on.
But I'm not quite sure what will be used in the future, virtualization seems to be interesting, also Plex seems to be quite comfortable, so I'm planning to build a NAS with a "buffer" for future usage.
I checked the hardware recommendations here in the forum and that's what seems to be a good configuration for me:
Case: Fantec SRC-2080X07 (as short 19" case as possible)
Board: Supermicro X10SL7-F-O
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231V3 (boxed)
RAM: 2x Samsung M391B1G73QH0-YK0 8GB
PSU: Sea Sonic SS-500L2U 500W
Boot device: Sandisk Ultra Fit 32GB
Is that a good configuration?
I am not really happy about the number of drives. This configuration supports "only" 8 drives. This is enough for the data I have today (~20TB), but the "buffer" for future data seems to be quite small (maximum recommended usage with 8*6TB, RAIDZ2 is ~28TB).
I would be happier if I could use at least 12 drives. But the next bigger case from Fantec (with a short depth) is Fantec SRC-3160X07 which supports 16 drives. In that case I would probably need a bigger power supply (at least for maximum number of 16 drives) and an additional HBA, because the X10SL7-F supports "only" 14 drives. Am I correct?
What do you recommend? Start with the small configuration and try to extend it later or directly go with the big one?
Thanks for your comments!
AMiGAmann
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