iqpascal
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Hi,
I would like to replace my NAS build of 2012 based on Ubuntu with a Freenas build or perhaps Freenas on esxi.
Current usage: Lots of (raw) photo's, backups from the PC's in the house and some other media (mostly movies). Current build runs 2 lightweight vm's, plex, some docker instances etc.
Current build: i7-2600, 8 GB memory, 6 x 2TB disks
The nas should be used for all above usage, some virtual machines (that's why I would also consider using an ESXi base) for for instance plex, pfsense, pihole, testing stuff etc
I've got my eye on the next build (mostly based on what I've read here)
I am really out of the CPU world (or building a nas) so I am not sure how powerfull a G4560 for instance really is and if it could fit my needs.
Questions:
I would like to replace my NAS build of 2012 based on Ubuntu with a Freenas build or perhaps Freenas on esxi.
Current usage: Lots of (raw) photo's, backups from the PC's in the house and some other media (mostly movies). Current build runs 2 lightweight vm's, plex, some docker instances etc.
Current build: i7-2600, 8 GB memory, 6 x 2TB disks
The nas should be used for all above usage, some virtual machines (that's why I would also consider using an ESXi base) for for instance plex, pfsense, pihole, testing stuff etc
I've got my eye on the next build (mostly based on what I've read here)
- Motherboard: Supermicro X11SSM-F
- Memory: Kingston 16GB DDR4 2400MHz (perhaps two of these?)
- CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v6 (is it overkill and could I better go for a pentium G4560 of something else?)
- CPU Fan: Noctua NH-U14S
- Case: Fractal Design Node 304
- Boot drive: Some not to large drive (yet to be determined)
- NAS drives: Either 6 x WD RED 4 TB, or 5 x WD RED 6 TB. Pricewise 4TB would be better with just 2TB room less when using ZFS Z2)
- Power unit: TBD
I am really out of the CPU world (or building a nas) so I am not sure how powerfull a G4560 for instance really is and if it could fit my needs.
Questions:
- Will this all fit in the case (note: I realize the Fractal only has 6 bays but I would assume that the SSD could be placed somewhere in the case as well)?
- CPU advise?
- Perhaps memory advise as well. 16GB or 32GB perhaps other memory is better or cheaper?
- ESXi base or just run the virtual machines within Freenas?
- Any other advise?