Kent Larsson
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I am building a FreeNAS server for home use. The main purpose would be to have it as a safe storage for video and photos.
I was thinking starting with a Z2 set with 6 4 Tb disk and have the option to add another set of 6 disk when I need more space, possibly 6Tb disks when they get more affordable.
My initial thought was to use Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F and the IBM 1015M card however get my hands on the Controller card seem to be a problem in the country I live and my hardware guy don't have the Supermicro 9 serie in stock any more.
So to get around that problem I was thinking of getting the Supermicro X10SL7-F instead with the LSI 2308 flashed to IT-mode, it would take away the need for the for the IMB 1015 card.
What I am not sure of is how well the X10SL7-F is supported by FreeNAS, so I was wondering if anyone tried it out before I go ahead and order the parts.
The final setup would be:
Casing: Lian Li PC-A76 (Looks OK and have space for 12 disk, can be modified to hold 14 disks if I want/need )
Disks: 6 Seagate NAS Server HDD 4 Tb (I like the 3 year warranty )
PSU: Cooler Master V550S 80+ Gold Mod
Motherboard: Supermicro X10SL7-F (LSI 2308 flashed to IT)
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220Lv2 (A Xeon is overkill but I might decide to add functionality later)
Memory: 2X Samsung 8GB DDR3-1600 1.35V 2Rx8 ECC (From the compatibility list at Supermicro)
USB: Sandisk Cruzer Ultra Slim (Is it a good idea to have a pair with the same set up to have a back up in case one gives up?)
PSU: Dell Tower 500/1000W LV/HV Serial port (I live in Singapore, there are a lot of thunderstorms here with power trips. I want the UPS to be able to shut down the server gracefully if this happens. Not sure if I need the 500 or 1000 W to get this done. I am also not sure how price worthy they are since Dell need a week or more to find out how much they charge for it)
Any thoughts/input/critic would be appreciated but please be gentle I am a Noob.
I was thinking starting with a Z2 set with 6 4 Tb disk and have the option to add another set of 6 disk when I need more space, possibly 6Tb disks when they get more affordable.
My initial thought was to use Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F and the IBM 1015M card however get my hands on the Controller card seem to be a problem in the country I live and my hardware guy don't have the Supermicro 9 serie in stock any more.
So to get around that problem I was thinking of getting the Supermicro X10SL7-F instead with the LSI 2308 flashed to IT-mode, it would take away the need for the for the IMB 1015 card.
What I am not sure of is how well the X10SL7-F is supported by FreeNAS, so I was wondering if anyone tried it out before I go ahead and order the parts.
The final setup would be:
Casing: Lian Li PC-A76 (Looks OK and have space for 12 disk, can be modified to hold 14 disks if I want/need )
Disks: 6 Seagate NAS Server HDD 4 Tb (I like the 3 year warranty )
PSU: Cooler Master V550S 80+ Gold Mod
Motherboard: Supermicro X10SL7-F (LSI 2308 flashed to IT)
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220Lv2 (A Xeon is overkill but I might decide to add functionality later)
Memory: 2X Samsung 8GB DDR3-1600 1.35V 2Rx8 ECC (From the compatibility list at Supermicro)
USB: Sandisk Cruzer Ultra Slim (Is it a good idea to have a pair with the same set up to have a back up in case one gives up?)
PSU: Dell Tower 500/1000W LV/HV Serial port (I live in Singapore, there are a lot of thunderstorms here with power trips. I want the UPS to be able to shut down the server gracefully if this happens. Not sure if I need the 500 or 1000 W to get this done. I am also not sure how price worthy they are since Dell need a week or more to find out how much they charge for it)
Any thoughts/input/critic would be appreciated but please be gentle I am a Noob.