I currently have a dlink 2 bay nas with 2 3tb drives in raid 1 and it sucks, the throughout is pitiful.
So I am looking at hardware for a new nas with a bit more storage and much better speed. Also trying to keep costs down and power draw liveable, and keeping my 2 3 Tb drives I already have.
I am looking at a
Tyan Toledo i3200R with
board rated max 8 Gb ecc ram.
6 sata 2 ports.
an e4300 1.8 Ghz dual core, seems like the lowest power cpu supported, shouldnt need more, right?
4, 3 Tb drives in software raid 10, I read that software raid is better with Freenas and the ich9r doesnt do raid with 3 Tb drives.
I would also buy a couple extra drives in case of failure. Can I connect the extra one so they act as spares in case a drive fails? Was thinking of an Lsi 9650 (with firmware upgrade to support 3 Tb drives) but after reading on here maybe not, the IBM serveraid seems a better choice, but if I can do it with the onboard sata, why not saves money.
Are these good choices for Freenas?
So I am looking at hardware for a new nas with a bit more storage and much better speed. Also trying to keep costs down and power draw liveable, and keeping my 2 3 Tb drives I already have.
I am looking at a
Tyan Toledo i3200R with
board rated max 8 Gb ecc ram.
6 sata 2 ports.
an e4300 1.8 Ghz dual core, seems like the lowest power cpu supported, shouldnt need more, right?
4, 3 Tb drives in software raid 10, I read that software raid is better with Freenas and the ich9r doesnt do raid with 3 Tb drives.
I would also buy a couple extra drives in case of failure. Can I connect the extra one so they act as spares in case a drive fails? Was thinking of an Lsi 9650 (with firmware upgrade to support 3 Tb drives) but after reading on here maybe not, the IBM serveraid seems a better choice, but if I can do it with the onboard sata, why not saves money.
Are these good choices for Freenas?