trnelson
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Hey all,
Just a couple of quick questions which should be easy to answer. I've been trying to research this as much as possible so I wouldn't have to post here, but I'm still missing a few key bits of info specific to my setup. I am building a FreeNAS server and have the following disks available:
My mobo has 6x SATAIII slots so I'm good there. Now, my questions:
I guess my main questions really have to do with pools. Is it correct to have multiple pools with different purposes (backup, media, torrents, encryption, etc.) or is a single pool preferable?
Thanks for taking the time to help me!
Just a couple of quick questions which should be easy to answer. I've been trying to research this as much as possible so I wouldn't have to post here, but I'm still missing a few key bits of info specific to my setup. I am building a FreeNAS server and have the following disks available:
- 2x - 2TB WD Red SATAIII
- 1x - 1.5TB SATAIII (I think, maybe SATAII)
- 1x - 320GB SATAII
- 1x - 240GB SATAII
- 1x - 500GB SATAII laptop drive from my MBP when I upgraded to SSD last year
- I already have FreeNAS installed on a 16GB flash drive, ready to go
My mobo has 6x SATAIII slots so I'm good there. Now, my questions:
- I'd like to set up the two WD Red drives in a mirror. This will be my main backup storage and persisted to CrashPlan. Should this ZFS Mirror go in its own pool?
- I'm not sure exactly what to do with the other drives but looking for suggestions. I thought maybe the 1.5TB could serve as a destination for snapshots, but is this a good idea since it's not redundant? Is it worth even using the other drives?
- Do datasets basically work like network shares? It seems to me they do. I assume they could be mapped in Windows?
- I'd like to utilize the server for media streaming also since it will be more than capable (Intel 4340, 16GB RAM) and looking for suggestions on how to utilize my drives for this. I would like to rip my DVDs and CDs, but should they go on the main backup mirror or is that a bad idea? I'd prefer not to lose the rips but if I did, it wouldn't be the end of the world.
- If I were to use the other drives, should they go together in JBOD in their own pool?
- This is probably subjective, but would it be worth installing CrashPlan client on my computers and using that to sync to the backup drive in my NAS? Or is there a more preferable way of backing up my laptops
- Last question! IF I did want to use an encrypted drive, would it make sense to just use one of those extra drives in its own pool?
I guess my main questions really have to do with pools. Is it correct to have multiple pools with different purposes (backup, media, torrents, encryption, etc.) or is a single pool preferable?
Thanks for taking the time to help me!