DrKK
FreeNAS Generalissimo
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2013
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I recently got interested in FreeNAS, mostly for academic reasons, just because it's so elegant and interesting, and I was looking for a fun BSD-related thing to learn about, and hopefully that I can actually use. What I've been doing for years for my home storage is just to set up a simple Windows shared directory (on an external drive) on a small nettop box in the family room. Obviously this is not ideal.
After playing around for about 3 or 4 weeks in a VM, reading the docs on ZFS, reading the docs on FreeNAS, etc, I was ready to take the plunge. I ordered what you guys consider to be a minimal, but acceptable, set up for my personal/home NAS. I really tried to talk myself into not using ECC RAM, and using a cheaper motherboard, etc. But I'm sure you're all glad I listened to you at the end. I got a SuperMicro server board, an Intel G3220, 8GB of ECC Ram, and I'll be starting with 3x2TB WD Red in a RaidZ1. I think the total was about $750, plus or minus. I am still waiting on the PSU to arrive.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting my FreeNAS up and running on real iron. Thanks, guys, for all the hard work not only on the software itself, but on everything that accompanies it, such as the site, and the guides, and so on.
I'm sure I'll run into problems, hopefully very few.
After playing around for about 3 or 4 weeks in a VM, reading the docs on ZFS, reading the docs on FreeNAS, etc, I was ready to take the plunge. I ordered what you guys consider to be a minimal, but acceptable, set up for my personal/home NAS. I really tried to talk myself into not using ECC RAM, and using a cheaper motherboard, etc. But I'm sure you're all glad I listened to you at the end. I got a SuperMicro server board, an Intel G3220, 8GB of ECC Ram, and I'll be starting with 3x2TB WD Red in a RaidZ1. I think the total was about $750, plus or minus. I am still waiting on the PSU to arrive.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting my FreeNAS up and running on real iron. Thanks, guys, for all the hard work not only on the software itself, but on everything that accompanies it, such as the site, and the guides, and so on.
I'm sure I'll run into problems, hopefully very few.