shnurov
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Hello all!
It's been over a year I've built a FreeNAS system based on the Avoton 2750 CPU.
Originally I only had 2 sets : 4x4TB Red's in it & 4x 3TB Seagates.
Now I've added 4 more drives for archival purposes on the 2nd onboard Marvell controllers and there are reports of errors that aren't fixed by scrubs - remembering/reading that I shouldn't use them, I placed an order for an IBM M1015 controller - it should arrive shortly.
1st question: I will need SAS to Sata cables for the HBA controller - I can't figure out which ones I need, would these be OK? https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00S7KTVN2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3CMOOTCHB9X54&psc=1
2nd question: should I get more RAM as I now have more drives and TB's? How do I know that I need more? I have 3-4 computers that access it for photos/video files for my wedding photography studio. Other than a DNLA server, there are no extras running on it.
If yes, I still can't find any 32GB kits on the 'approved list by ASRock' for this board that don't cost an arm and a leg. Going to get another kit of 16gb or try to get a similar Crucial kit that is 32gb and see if there are compatibility issues?
I'm hoping to use this setup for another year or so and then upgrade everything into a larger board so I can add more hard drives/vdevs instead of replacing them with larger capacity.
Thanks!
It's been over a year I've built a FreeNAS system based on the Avoton 2750 CPU.
Originally I only had 2 sets : 4x4TB Red's in it & 4x 3TB Seagates.
Now I've added 4 more drives for archival purposes on the 2nd onboard Marvell controllers and there are reports of errors that aren't fixed by scrubs - remembering/reading that I shouldn't use them, I placed an order for an IBM M1015 controller - it should arrive shortly.
1st question: I will need SAS to Sata cables for the HBA controller - I can't figure out which ones I need, would these be OK? https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00S7KTVN2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3CMOOTCHB9X54&psc=1
2nd question: should I get more RAM as I now have more drives and TB's? How do I know that I need more? I have 3-4 computers that access it for photos/video files for my wedding photography studio. Other than a DNLA server, there are no extras running on it.
If yes, I still can't find any 32GB kits on the 'approved list by ASRock' for this board that don't cost an arm and a leg. Going to get another kit of 16gb or try to get a similar Crucial kit that is 32gb and see if there are compatibility issues?
I'm hoping to use this setup for another year or so and then upgrade everything into a larger board so I can add more hard drives/vdevs instead of replacing them with larger capacity.
Thanks!