Building First FreeNAS Server, Will This FreeNAS :)

[Unknown601]

I was looking at building one, but then I saw used servers look like really good value.
I'm looking at buying an

HP Proliant ML330 G6 - 1 x E5506 QC 2.16GHz 18GB RAM

Then adding 2 4TB NAS drives in mirror to start with.

Do you think it will work?

 

[MatthewSteinhoff]

HP Proliant ML330 G6 - 1 x E5506 QC 2.16GHz 18GB RAM

1. The Xeon E5506 processor is REALLY slow. If you don't plan on doing anything other than serving files, it will probably be fine. If you plan on doing anything else, I'm afraid it is underpowered.

2. The HP P410 controller looks to be RAID-only. I'm not sure it can be flashed to become an HBA. That's a show-stopper.

Used corporate-grade equipment is a fantastic choice for FreeNAS. Take a look at the Ode to the Dell C2100 thread for details and ideas.

Cheers,
Matt

 

[Unknown601]

1. The Xeon E5506 processor is REALLY slow. If you don't plan on doing anything other than serving files, it will probably be fine. If you plan on doing anything else, I'm afraid it is underpowered.

2. The HP P410 controller looks to be RAID-only. I'm not sure it can be flashed to become an HBA. That's a show-stopper.

Used corporate-grade equipment is a fantastic choice for FreeNAS. Take a look at the Ode to the Dell C2100 thread for details and ideas.

Cheers,
Matt

Thanks, i will have a read of that link :)