Help build my first FreeNAS server

[AX4ND3R]

I need recommendations to assemble my first FreeNAS Server.
For Hard drives i choose 3 x https://www.amazon.com/Red-4TB-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B00EHBERSE
Processor https://ark.intel.com/products/90731/Intel-Core-i3-6300-Processor-4M-Cache-3_80-GHz
Help me to choose other parts My budget is around 1200$.
Thanks in advance.

 

[MrToddsFriends]

Help me to choose other parts.

Did you already read the Hardware Recommendations Guide?
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?resources/hardware-recommendations-guide.12/

 

[danb35]

...and the next questions are going to be about your use case. What do you intend to use the machine for? How much do you need to store? How much do you expect to need to store within the next few years?

 

[AX4ND3R]

We are small company with 50 pcs i want to build file server for sharing small files like pdf and exel files and keep them like arhive.All computers are in domain DC Windows Server 2012R2.I want to give permissions from DC.At first i want 8 TB usable in future maybe more.Can I use this directly for my needs and can i start with 8 GB of Ram with 3 x 4Tb?Or can i use This motherboard?

 

[iRefugee]

I would advise that you choose server grade motherboard, ideally one of the supermicro based ones as listed in the hardware guide. If you are planning on 8tb of storage, you should check out the zfs calculator to plan your raid. I use
http://wintelguy.com/zfs-calc.pl other than that, you should really look into the hardware recommendation.


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[AX4ND3R]

I have read hardware recommendation.
I choose:
Motherboard X11SSM-F
Intel® Core™ i3-6300 Processor
Fractal Design Define R5
3 x WD Red 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive
PSU SEASONIC SS-520GB BRONZE
I'm not sure about memory(Registered,Unregistered,Unbuffered,2400,2133)

 

[MrToddsFriends]

I'm not sure about memory(Registered,Unregistered,Unbuffered,2400,2133)

The platform you have chosen only supports unregistered memory. The terms unregistered and unbuffered are often used interchangeably. Supermicro provides a Tested Memory List for most (if not all) of their boards. For FreeNAS it makes no difference if DDR4-2133 or DDR4-2400 is used.

 

[AX4ND3R]

Is the configuration ok?The processor is a little old and in most places it's out of stock which other I can use i want to be i3?

 

[MrToddsFriends]

The processor is a little old and in most places it's out of stock which other I can use i want to be i3?

The board you have chosen also supports 7th Generation Core i3 and Xeon E3 v6 CPUs (Socket 1151 Kaby Lake) if the BIOS of the board isn't out-of-date. Please ask your vendor about that.

http://ark.intel.com/products/series/95545/7th-Generation-Intel-Core-i3-Processors
http://ark.intel.com/products/series/97141/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E3-v6-Family
http://ark.intel.com/products/codename/82879/Kaby-Lake

 

[AX4ND3R]

But 7th Generation Core i3 not support ECC only Core™ i3-7101TE.
What to use for boot device?

 

[MrToddsFriends]

But 7th Generation Core i3 not support ECC only Core™ i3-7101TE.

You're right, not all of them support ECC but only the models with an 'E' in their name. The E model is preferable over the TE because of the higher clock frequency.
http://ark.intel.com/products/97130/Intel-Core-i3-7101E-Processor-3M-Cache-3_90-GHz
http://ark.intel.com/products/97125/Intel-Core-i3-7101TE-Processor-3M-Cache-3_40-GHz

What to use for boot device?

A small SSD is preferable over USB-Sticks for durability reasons, given that there is a spare SATA or M.2 port on the board for this purpose.

 

[AX4ND3R]

If i choose to buy this server can i use it withouth modding? Just add memory if necessary to work normaly with 3 x 4TB HDDs.

 

[MrToddsFriends]

If i choose to buy this server can i use it withouth modding? Just add memory if necessary to work normaly with 3 x 4TB HDDs.

I'm sure you can find some info about the ML10 Gen9 here in the forum.
https://www.google.de/search?source=hp&q=site:forums.freenas.org+HPE+ML10+Gen9

Of course you will need a boot medium besides the data disks.

 

[AX4ND3R]

Thank you all I ordered ML10 Gen9 with extra 8 GB RAM.