Hi
I think I'm in dire need of a sanity check - again.
My current situation:
I would very much like your input on the best ways to connect: MacBook Pro, worktstation, TrueNAS-system and CrazyNAS 'together'.
The main purpose is faster file transfers and the ability to work directly off of the NAS.
I have no opinion on nics other than it should 'just work'. My primary concern is the mix of interfaces.
I also considered dual SFP28 / 25GbE for a while, but went away from that again. My thinking was 25 GbE between the servers (with some PCIe splitting on the CrazyNAS) to enable fast transfers or just being able to connect the workstation directly to the NAS. I didn't make much practical sense and to be honest, 10 Gig is probably just fine for now.
So. How would you tackle this? My main concern is compatability.
Oh. And everything connects back to a UDM Pro fwiw.
I think I'm in dire need of a sanity check - again.
My current situation:
- I use a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro in clamshell-mode for most of my internet browsing, photoshop'ing, checking mail'ing and video editing.
- I have a TrueNAS-system on the network (X10SLL+-F)
- Soon I'll be adding:
- A workstation for larger projects, and yes - some gaming too, but primarily photo and video editing, motion graphics and some entry level 3D-work. In the long run I would also like to do some Stable Diffusion, but that's another talk entirely.
- CrazyNAS 4 th3 lulz (X10SDV-4C-TLN2F)
I would very much like your input on the best ways to connect: MacBook Pro, worktstation, TrueNAS-system and CrazyNAS 'together'.
The main purpose is faster file transfers and the ability to work directly off of the NAS.
I have no opinion on nics other than it should 'just work'. My primary concern is the mix of interfaces.
MacBook Pro is Thunderbolt. Fine, I'll be adding a thunderbolt adapter - was thinking of the Qnap QNA-T310G1S (DKK 1.800,- ~ $260)
Workstation has plenty of PCIe. Since I'll be running Windows I considered anything "from":
Mellanox ConnectX-2 (DKK 230,- ~ $33)
Mellanox ConnectX-3 (DKK 250,- ~$36)
Intel X520 (DKK 280 ~ $41)
Intel X540-DA2 (DKK 350,- ~ $50)
Intel X520-SR (DKK 400,- ~ $58)
Chelsio T520-CR (DKK 420,- ~ $61)
Chelsio T520-SO-CR (DKK 480,- ~ $70)
TrueNAS. Chelsio? Mellanox is heavily discouraged in the forum and I don't want to deal with fake Intel cards.
CrazyNAS has built in 10GbE (RJ45).
Four systems, that somehow needs to be connected. I would prefer DACs or fibre. I'm absolutely not married to RJ45 and to be frank. The idea of fiber for my SOHO-network sounds plain awesome to me.I also considered dual SFP28 / 25GbE for a while, but went away from that again. My thinking was 25 GbE between the servers (with some PCIe splitting on the CrazyNAS) to enable fast transfers or just being able to connect the workstation directly to the NAS. I didn't make much practical sense and to be honest, 10 Gig is probably just fine for now.
So. How would you tackle this? My main concern is compatability.
Oh. And everything connects back to a UDM Pro fwiw.
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