Hello,
I have been using FreeNAS for my home setup for some time now (Plex, uTorrent). Now I am trying to setup a FreeNAS server for a small media company. There are about 20 to 30 clients with about 5 to 10 accessing the NAS at any given point. I would like to setup a FreeNAS server with a redundant server as a back up using RSYNC. I want to know if going with Dell PowerEdge servers would be a wise decision. We are planning on using WD Red NAS drives. My proposed solution would be to use:
Dell PowerEdge R320 with 16 GB of ECC memory, Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2 and either 4TB or 8TB WD Red NAS Drives. We would most likely go with RAID 5 setup.
My questions are:
- would R320 suffice as a FreeNAS host based on the requirements listed?
- would going with WD Red NAS drives be a problem if they are more that 4 TB?
- can you recommend a different solution besides RSYNC that I could use for a redundant storage copy? Back up host will have similar hardware specifications and will be connected via a gigabit network.
Thanks in advance
I have been using FreeNAS for my home setup for some time now (Plex, uTorrent). Now I am trying to setup a FreeNAS server for a small media company. There are about 20 to 30 clients with about 5 to 10 accessing the NAS at any given point. I would like to setup a FreeNAS server with a redundant server as a back up using RSYNC. I want to know if going with Dell PowerEdge servers would be a wise decision. We are planning on using WD Red NAS drives. My proposed solution would be to use:
Dell PowerEdge R320 with 16 GB of ECC memory, Intel Xeon E5-2403 v2 and either 4TB or 8TB WD Red NAS Drives. We would most likely go with RAID 5 setup.
My questions are:
- would R320 suffice as a FreeNAS host based on the requirements listed?
- would going with WD Red NAS drives be a problem if they are more that 4 TB?
- can you recommend a different solution besides RSYNC that I could use for a redundant storage copy? Back up host will have similar hardware specifications and will be connected via a gigabit network.
Thanks in advance