Hardware check

[tio]

Building a backup system for my NAS

Suoermicro x8SIA-F
Xeon x3430
Corsair 350w psu
32gb ecc registered ddr3

Will be running 6x WD green 2tb with wdidle disabled

 

[SweetAndLow]

Hardware is getting a little too old for my liking and power supply could be improved.

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

Building a backup system for my NAS

For a backup-only system, you might consider:

• base model Dell PowerEdge T20 with G3220 and 4GB
• add 4GB RAM for 8GB total
• add 4x 3TB WD Red in RAIDZ1

 

[tio]

Hardware is getting a little too old for my liking and power supply could be improved.

You could quantify that as it seems like a throw away comment with no justification as to why the PSU could be better or whats wrong with older hardware?

The FreeNAS box i have at the moment is on a n54L and is basically never really CPU taxed. I also need to make sure it doesnt draw more than 250w at peak as ill need another UPS which I'm trying not to spend money on

 

[tio]

For a backup-only system, you might consider:

• base model Dell PowerEdge T20 with G3220 and 4GB
• add 4GB RAM for 8GB total
• add 4x 3TB WD Red in RAIDZ1

I don't RZ1 with large drives, its just asking for trouble especially when one fails and you need a rebuild. Im merely looking not for a replication server but a whole backup system i can just drop the drives and USB stick into in the unlikely event of a failure of hardware on my primary box.

I already backup my data to an external disk thats then checksummed and stored offsite

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

Im merely looking not for a replication server but a whole backup system i can just drop the drives and USB stick into

OK, I misunderstood your original post.

 

[Ericloewe]

Corsair 350w psu

VX350? That stuff is unbelievably crappy. At the very least, get a CS450. Ideally, get something like a Seasonic G-450.

 

[tio]

VX350? That stuff is unbelievably crappy. At the very least, get a CS450. Ideally, get something like a Seasonic G-450.

Thank you for all of your advice and guidance. Ive managed to pick up a really cheap 2nd hand dell Powered with an Ivy Bridge Xeon at its heart for under £100