Hey Guys,
First off, thank you for your help! I primarily work on video projects (Premiere Pro) and have been trying to create an optimal solution for my needs.
Basically, this is my first venture into TrueNAS and what I want the NAS to be, is the live project machine that a couple client systems (1 primarily, but there's a couple of us) use for hosting video files / active project directory.
My current setup is a Qnap TS-x32PX with 10 Gbe running 5 x 14TB in Raid 5. I also had a sata SSD read-write cache (4 x 2tb raid 10) but have turned that into a 3 x 2tb raid 5 for live projects as one of my drives would randomly disconnect and ruin the cache.
The main editing machine is a Ryzen 5950x, 128gb mem, 3080, ASRock x570 Creator (10gbe, TB3)
10GBe Switch: TP-Link TL-SX1008
When working of the sinning disks, (assuming latency) it becomes hard to edit because of a very noticeable lag. Also the Sata SSDs end up being a bottleneck for transferring files (which can exceed 500gb) from an Gen 3 PCIe drive. So what I want to do is create an "NVMe Live Project NAS" and backup to the Qnap. The main benefit for me going NVMe (Probably Gen 3, but maybe 4) would be latency and transfer speed, I want to be working within seconds/minutes - not 30mins.
So, I'm thinking the solution would be: Gen 3 drive for recording from the camera / ingest with thunderbolt 40Gbps enclosure. 40Gbps nic on both the main editing machine and the NAS. Then 4 x 2tb NVMe drives in RaidZ1.
I have a lot of PC hardware on hand, but wanted to check a couple things and make sure the parts I've put aside are recommended. I'm happy to buy something else if required.
Case: Node 304 but can go larger to accommodate another motherboard.
Motherboard: Recommendations? I have a ASUS Rog Strix B560-G Gaming WiFi, but assuming that wouldn't be a first choice for NAS. ECC support? Also, supporting the add-in card below + 40Gb nic + 10Gb nic.
CPU: Intel i7 11700F
Memory: Yet to be determined because of motherboard choice / ECC. Also, capacity suggestion? Cache seems like it would be useless to me because of file sizes.
40Gbps Nic: Recommendations? I've seen used Mellanox nics come up a few times on the forum, stating they are good and cheap second hand.
10Gbps Nic: Recommendations? Other computers that I may edit off have 10Gbe/5Gbe, so was going to wire the NAS into the 10Gbe network and point-to-point the 40Gb connection to the main editing PC.
Drives: (4 x m.2 NVMe) I have 2x barely used XPG SX 8200 Pro's (different controller models) that have 1280TBW endurance with TLC (though, consumer drives), which seems decent so may get another 2. Or go for WD SN700's for double the endurance or something else if recommended?
Add In Card (Drives): Supermicro AOC-SHG3-4M2P... Anyone used this or is something else recommended for my setup? Is there a performance/latency hit for 4 times 4x PCIe drives on a 8x board with PLX switch.
Thank you! happy to answer any questions!
First off, thank you for your help! I primarily work on video projects (Premiere Pro) and have been trying to create an optimal solution for my needs.
Basically, this is my first venture into TrueNAS and what I want the NAS to be, is the live project machine that a couple client systems (1 primarily, but there's a couple of us) use for hosting video files / active project directory.
My current setup is a Qnap TS-x32PX with 10 Gbe running 5 x 14TB in Raid 5. I also had a sata SSD read-write cache (4 x 2tb raid 10) but have turned that into a 3 x 2tb raid 5 for live projects as one of my drives would randomly disconnect and ruin the cache.
The main editing machine is a Ryzen 5950x, 128gb mem, 3080, ASRock x570 Creator (10gbe, TB3)
10GBe Switch: TP-Link TL-SX1008
When working of the sinning disks, (assuming latency) it becomes hard to edit because of a very noticeable lag. Also the Sata SSDs end up being a bottleneck for transferring files (which can exceed 500gb) from an Gen 3 PCIe drive. So what I want to do is create an "NVMe Live Project NAS" and backup to the Qnap. The main benefit for me going NVMe (Probably Gen 3, but maybe 4) would be latency and transfer speed, I want to be working within seconds/minutes - not 30mins.
So, I'm thinking the solution would be: Gen 3 drive for recording from the camera / ingest with thunderbolt 40Gbps enclosure. 40Gbps nic on both the main editing machine and the NAS. Then 4 x 2tb NVMe drives in RaidZ1.
I have a lot of PC hardware on hand, but wanted to check a couple things and make sure the parts I've put aside are recommended. I'm happy to buy something else if required.
Case: Node 304 but can go larger to accommodate another motherboard.
Motherboard: Recommendations? I have a ASUS Rog Strix B560-G Gaming WiFi, but assuming that wouldn't be a first choice for NAS. ECC support? Also, supporting the add-in card below + 40Gb nic + 10Gb nic.
CPU: Intel i7 11700F
Memory: Yet to be determined because of motherboard choice / ECC. Also, capacity suggestion? Cache seems like it would be useless to me because of file sizes.
40Gbps Nic: Recommendations? I've seen used Mellanox nics come up a few times on the forum, stating they are good and cheap second hand.
10Gbps Nic: Recommendations? Other computers that I may edit off have 10Gbe/5Gbe, so was going to wire the NAS into the 10Gbe network and point-to-point the 40Gb connection to the main editing PC.
Drives: (4 x m.2 NVMe) I have 2x barely used XPG SX 8200 Pro's (different controller models) that have 1280TBW endurance with TLC (though, consumer drives), which seems decent so may get another 2. Or go for WD SN700's for double the endurance or something else if recommended?
Add In Card (Drives): Supermicro AOC-SHG3-4M2P... Anyone used this or is something else recommended for my setup? Is there a performance/latency hit for 4 times 4x PCIe drives on a 8x board with PLX switch.
Thank you! happy to answer any questions!