Hi guys,
I've started collecting parts for a FreeNAS build for my home. Will mostly be used as a shared file server for videos, photos, files & movies. I plan on running at least Plex and owncloud on it in jails.
This is what I have so far:
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231v3
Mainboard: Supermicro X10SLM+-F
RAM: 32GB (4x8) DDR3 ECC RAM (I actually have no idea atm which RAM is it exactly as I've picked it up from ebay with the mb, ram & SSDs)
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 550W G2
I've picked-up the board, cpu, RAM & x2 200GB Intel S3700 for about 300$ (Looked like a good deal to me, is it?). Might use the SSDs for the SLOG and/or L2ARC.
Anyhow, back to my thoughts from this point on what I'm missing:
Case - Since I can't really ship server cases to where I live as it is way too expensive, I thought about going for the Fractal R5 or S (With HDD cages). Saw that its pretty recommended in the forums.
HDDs - Been reading quite a lot on this. There is a good deal on HGST Deskstar 6TB for around 175$. The problem is I keep reading they are quite noisy. If anyone has those and can comment that would be great. Secondary option is the WD Reds. I'm looking to get around 4 drives at this time. RAIDZ2 seems like a fine option for my needs.
HBA - Kind of lost here as I've never messed around with this. Was thinking about LSI 9211 as it is in the recommended hardware, something like this. Will it work on my board?
10GbE - I know that Chelsio & Intel are the go to here, but since this is a home build, I was thinking I could get away with using 2 Mellanox cards (MNPA19-XTR) with a DAC SFP+. This connection will only be from my NAS to my workstation as 10GB switch is not something I see in the near future :)
Boot Device - Nothing much here. Still deciding whether to go with a dual mirrored USB or maybe some simple low capacity SSDs.
So, any comments or thoughts about the build would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks :)
I've started collecting parts for a FreeNAS build for my home. Will mostly be used as a shared file server for videos, photos, files & movies. I plan on running at least Plex and owncloud on it in jails.
This is what I have so far:
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231v3
Mainboard: Supermicro X10SLM+-F
RAM: 32GB (4x8) DDR3 ECC RAM (I actually have no idea atm which RAM is it exactly as I've picked it up from ebay with the mb, ram & SSDs)
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 550W G2
I've picked-up the board, cpu, RAM & x2 200GB Intel S3700 for about 300$ (Looked like a good deal to me, is it?). Might use the SSDs for the SLOG and/or L2ARC.
Anyhow, back to my thoughts from this point on what I'm missing:
Case - Since I can't really ship server cases to where I live as it is way too expensive, I thought about going for the Fractal R5 or S (With HDD cages). Saw that its pretty recommended in the forums.
HDDs - Been reading quite a lot on this. There is a good deal on HGST Deskstar 6TB for around 175$. The problem is I keep reading they are quite noisy. If anyone has those and can comment that would be great. Secondary option is the WD Reds. I'm looking to get around 4 drives at this time. RAIDZ2 seems like a fine option for my needs.
HBA - Kind of lost here as I've never messed around with this. Was thinking about LSI 9211 as it is in the recommended hardware, something like this. Will it work on my board?
10GbE - I know that Chelsio & Intel are the go to here, but since this is a home build, I was thinking I could get away with using 2 Mellanox cards (MNPA19-XTR) with a DAC SFP+. This connection will only be from my NAS to my workstation as 10GB switch is not something I see in the near future :)
Boot Device - Nothing much here. Still deciding whether to go with a dual mirrored USB or maybe some simple low capacity SSDs.
So, any comments or thoughts about the build would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks :)