I run FreeNAS on my Vsphere system but obviously that's a good deal different than dedicated hardware.
I plan to migrate from my CentOS server to a FreeNAS build. I know there are substantial differences between CPU and memory usage between my Centos server and FreeNAS. The CentOS based system runs on a Core 2 Quad Q6700 and 2GB of memory.
I've gleaned a great deal from the forums and have ordered the following set of hardware.
My Centos server is used as my home NAS and I run Plex and other related applications on it. Shared video and music as well as file storage via CIFS. The CentOS system has 2 mirrored volumes, one 1GB and the other 3GB.
Anyway, here's what I've planned for hardware. If someone with experience has some time, I'd be happy to get some feedback on the build and if I'm way off. Thanks
Hardware:
6 each HGST Deskstar NAS H3IKNAS40003272SN (RAIDZ2)
1 Intel Xeon E2-1231 V3
1 Supermicro SATADOM 64GB SSD-DM064-PHI
1 Fractal Design Define R4
1 SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O Micro ATX Server
2 Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1600 CT2KIT102472BD160B
1 EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 80 Plus Gold Rated, Fully Modular ATX 12V/EPS 12V ECO Mode Power Supply 220-G2-0550-Y1
updated drives to count 6 and will be in RAIDZ2
updated memory to 32GB
updated CPU Xeon E2-1231 V3
I plan to migrate from my CentOS server to a FreeNAS build. I know there are substantial differences between CPU and memory usage between my Centos server and FreeNAS. The CentOS based system runs on a Core 2 Quad Q6700 and 2GB of memory.
I've gleaned a great deal from the forums and have ordered the following set of hardware.
My Centos server is used as my home NAS and I run Plex and other related applications on it. Shared video and music as well as file storage via CIFS. The CentOS system has 2 mirrored volumes, one 1GB and the other 3GB.
Anyway, here's what I've planned for hardware. If someone with experience has some time, I'd be happy to get some feedback on the build and if I'm way off. Thanks
Hardware:
6 each HGST Deskstar NAS H3IKNAS40003272SN (RAIDZ2)
1 Intel Xeon E2-1231 V3
1 Supermicro SATADOM 64GB SSD-DM064-PHI
1 Fractal Design Define R4
1 SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SL7-F-O Micro ATX Server
2 Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1600 CT2KIT102472BD160B
1 EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G2 80 Plus Gold Rated, Fully Modular ATX 12V/EPS 12V ECO Mode Power Supply 220-G2-0550-Y1
updated drives to count 6 and will be in RAIDZ2
updated memory to 32GB
updated CPU Xeon E2-1231 V3
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