Network: House is wired with Cat 6 through an unmanaged switch and PFsense router.
PCs: 3x Windows PCs and a macbook pro (only occassionally used). All of the PCs only have an SSD installed.
Hardware: Dell Poweredge with Xeon 1225 and 12GB non-ECC (I know, I know). 4TB MyCloud and 4TB Mybook External USB drive. Currently using as a Plex and Surveillance server. The surveillance server aspect will soon be replaced with an NVR.
I would like to build convert the Poweredge box (currently running Windows 7) into a Freenas Box set up as follows:
1x 4TB HDD Raid0: will be used for media (plex). I would like to limit my movies and music 4TB (shouldn't be hard for our family).
2x 1TB HDD RaidZ1: each PC will get a 100-200GB iSCSI target. The remainder will be set up in a share, which will be used for my work stuff, documents, and the kid's schoolwork. This will allow the kids to access their homework on any PC in the house.
Back-Up Strategy:
Music/Videos:
I would like to limit the media to a single HDD to save costs. I want to avoid a JBOD set-up. As a back-up I would like to do periodic back-ups via a Windows PC (robocopy?) to the MyBook for the media. The will give me a layer of redundancy without spinning another HDD 24/7.
Documents:
I would back up the important documents (medical records, receipts, etc.) to the MyCloud as well as a USB drive via a PC periodically. I currently rotate a USB drive every few months to my Safe Deposit Box, so if the house burns down, I still have a copy of receipts and all that jazz. I want to use the MyCloud in particular because it has Apps for the iPhones and iPads.
Photos:
Photos I care about would burned to DVD+R and saved to the MyCloud.
How does this sound? Is a weekly RoboCopy from Freenas to External HDDs a possible solution?
Is RaidZ1 workable with iSCSI targets on the drive?
Also, I currently Freenas 9.3 in a virtual box just to play around with it, but I can't figure out the recycling bin. As I understand it, Freenas has a network recycling bin feature. Does anybody know of any guides or walkthroughs that cover this?
PCs: 3x Windows PCs and a macbook pro (only occassionally used). All of the PCs only have an SSD installed.
Hardware: Dell Poweredge with Xeon 1225 and 12GB non-ECC (I know, I know). 4TB MyCloud and 4TB Mybook External USB drive. Currently using as a Plex and Surveillance server. The surveillance server aspect will soon be replaced with an NVR.
I would like to build convert the Poweredge box (currently running Windows 7) into a Freenas Box set up as follows:
1x 4TB HDD Raid0: will be used for media (plex). I would like to limit my movies and music 4TB (shouldn't be hard for our family).
2x 1TB HDD RaidZ1: each PC will get a 100-200GB iSCSI target. The remainder will be set up in a share, which will be used for my work stuff, documents, and the kid's schoolwork. This will allow the kids to access their homework on any PC in the house.
Back-Up Strategy:
Music/Videos:
I would like to limit the media to a single HDD to save costs. I want to avoid a JBOD set-up. As a back-up I would like to do periodic back-ups via a Windows PC (robocopy?) to the MyBook for the media. The will give me a layer of redundancy without spinning another HDD 24/7.
Documents:
I would back up the important documents (medical records, receipts, etc.) to the MyCloud as well as a USB drive via a PC periodically. I currently rotate a USB drive every few months to my Safe Deposit Box, so if the house burns down, I still have a copy of receipts and all that jazz. I want to use the MyCloud in particular because it has Apps for the iPhones and iPads.
Photos:
Photos I care about would burned to DVD+R and saved to the MyCloud.
How does this sound? Is a weekly RoboCopy from Freenas to External HDDs a possible solution?
Is RaidZ1 workable with iSCSI targets on the drive?
Also, I currently Freenas 9.3 in a virtual box just to play around with it, but I can't figure out the recycling bin. As I understand it, Freenas has a network recycling bin feature. Does anybody know of any guides or walkthroughs that cover this?