Quiet-Stealth
Cadet
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- Mar 30, 2019
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First, I want to thank all those that have contributed to the forums. Hopefully I've done enough reading to benefit from your wisdom and make the right choices.
I'm on disability, so when I say limited budget, I really mean it. So please bear that in mind when considering my parts selection. And based on past experience, I'm only somewhat paranoid when it comes to loosing data
I want to build a FreeNAS server primarily for backups. I don't have a lot of data (<3TB) but I do believe in really protecting what I have. I'll only be adding about 5-10GB of data per year, so I should be in a pine box long before I run out of space.
I already have the following:
Case: Fractal Design Node 804
Power Supply: choice of EVGA 550W (modular)or EVGA 850W (semi-modular)
HDD: 2 x 4TB WD Red (less than six months old)
I'm considering purchasing the following package for $165 USD , including shipping, to complete the build:
MB: SuperMicro X10SLM-F
CPU: Xeon E3 - 1220v3
RAM: 8GB ECC memory
Boot drive would be a mirrored pair of USB thumb drives, and it will be on a UPS.
I plan to mirror the two 4TB WD Red drives. Yes, I know mirroring "wastes" space, but I don't need a lot of space and I love data redundancy. Besides, if you think that's wasteful, I plan to add a third drive to the mirror in a couple of months!
Excessive? Two months ago I had the USB bridge board in 4 bay drive enclosure go bad. Lost all four drives. But despite the primary and backup of some of the data both being in that one case, I didn't loose any data. Why? Because I had three other backups to fall back on. Paranoid? Not me. Okay, maybe a little...
I suspect the first thought might be that the Xeon is likely far more powerful than needed. But to put it in context, with the package price above, I'm effectively paying $40-$50 USD for the Xeon E3 - 1220v3 and the 8GB of ECC memory. If you figure in the shipping charges if bought separately, I'd need to get processor and RAM for about $30 USD or less, to end up with a lower total cost.
So, any thoughts or suggestions?
I'm on disability, so when I say limited budget, I really mean it. So please bear that in mind when considering my parts selection. And based on past experience, I'm only somewhat paranoid when it comes to loosing data
I want to build a FreeNAS server primarily for backups. I don't have a lot of data (<3TB) but I do believe in really protecting what I have. I'll only be adding about 5-10GB of data per year, so I should be in a pine box long before I run out of space.
I already have the following:
Case: Fractal Design Node 804
Power Supply: choice of EVGA 550W (modular)or EVGA 850W (semi-modular)
HDD: 2 x 4TB WD Red (less than six months old)
I'm considering purchasing the following package for $165 USD , including shipping, to complete the build:
MB: SuperMicro X10SLM-F
CPU: Xeon E3 - 1220v3
RAM: 8GB ECC memory
Boot drive would be a mirrored pair of USB thumb drives, and it will be on a UPS.
I plan to mirror the two 4TB WD Red drives. Yes, I know mirroring "wastes" space, but I don't need a lot of space and I love data redundancy. Besides, if you think that's wasteful, I plan to add a third drive to the mirror in a couple of months!
Excessive? Two months ago I had the USB bridge board in 4 bay drive enclosure go bad. Lost all four drives. But despite the primary and backup of some of the data both being in that one case, I didn't loose any data. Why? Because I had three other backups to fall back on. Paranoid? Not me. Okay, maybe a little...
I suspect the first thought might be that the Xeon is likely far more powerful than needed. But to put it in context, with the package price above, I'm effectively paying $40-$50 USD for the Xeon E3 - 1220v3 and the 8GB of ECC memory. If you figure in the shipping charges if bought separately, I'd need to get processor and RAM for about $30 USD or less, to end up with a lower total cost.
So, any thoughts or suggestions?