Hello! (with pic's of the new NAS!)

[thequbit]

Hello FreeNAS Comunity!

Setup a new NAS this evening and took some pictures along the way. Enjoy!

http://imgur.com/a/GLzsb

Spec's:

(1) 1U 'BareBone' Server: $109.00
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=B2865G20S4H-R&cpc=RESX
(2) SATA 1TB Drives: $169.00 * 2 = $338.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136786
(1) SATA 32GB SSD Drive: 59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227510
(1) 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Rail Kit: $14.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817996040

Total Cost: $522 + tax and some shipping.

And of course, running FreeNAS!

I am new to FreeNAS, but thus far I am quite impressed and very happy with it. More updates to come and I am sure lots of posts about obscure implementations ha.

Thanks to the dev team and all that support!

 

[aghadjip]

Nice build! Are those 40 mm fans loud? I replaced the 40 mm in my 1u esx box with http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/016/sy124010l_detail.html what a difference. Enjoyed the pics