Hello from California

[kskreider]

Hello from the Sacramento Valley!

I'm new to FreeNAS but not to the concept nor ownership of a NAS as a whole. I have owned a 5-Bay QNAP since around 2013, specifically a QNAP TS-569L with 5 x 4TB HGST in RAID 6. It was awesome and has served its purpose. The challenge is that it has been filled and it is time to graduate to something larger, that can be expanded in a modular fashion. I hope that FreeNAS can provide that for me. So, yesterday I bought a used Norco 4224 (aware of backplane challenges) and two M1015 controller cards. I am currently shopping for mobo, CPU, PSU, and some RAM. This is really just a file server so I do not need hardcore processing power. Recommendations are welcome

My idea is to build a 5 x 4TB vdev, copy over the data I have from the QNAP, and then pull the drives from it and create a second vdev, maybe a third. OR, build a 6 x 6TB/8TB vdev and wait for 6TB/8TB HDD prices to drop a little bit before building a 2nd one.

I know that I have a lot of reading to do as I am not a hardware/software expert but not a complete novice either. I am really hoping that the tutorials here can help guide me to my first FreeNAS box.

Thanks for helping me along my new path.

Keith

 

[Inxsible]

I hope that FreeNAS can provide that for me.

It will.

So, yesterday I bought a used Norco 4224 (aware of backplane challenges) and two M1015 controller cards.

You are on the right track, IMO

I know that I have a lot of reading to do

Yes, you do.

I am really hoping that the tutorials here can help guide me to my first FreeNAS box.

They will. Do read the resources that many users have provided on the forums. Also with the Hardware recommendation guides, Disk burn ins, etc etc.


EDIT : Oh and welcome to the forums.

 

[Stux]

My RPC-4224 build : https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...24-supermicro-x10-sri-f-xeon-e5-1650v4.46262/

You don't need an LGA2011 board, but it comes in handy for PCIe slots, and the 10 Sata ports on the mobo.