I am a hobbyist, not an IT professional, so please have some sympathy and patience. I searched and read some of the posts here on JBODs and most were over my head and/or too specific to help me.
I just got my TrueNAS Core server running. I just upgraded my desktop and am using the old one (a Dell Inspiron with 8-core Ryzen 7 2700X) for TrueNAS. The problem is that box only has space for three HDD's and I want to add more.
So I heard the term "JBOD" today, Googled to find out what it actually is, and am hoping a JBOD is my answer as a cheap way to add new drives to my TrueNAS pool.
Can someone please advise if I can, in fact, use a cheap JBOD enclosure to add more drives, and perhaps make a recommendation.
Keep in mind that this all started as a way to get a free NAS with existing equipment.
I just got my TrueNAS Core server running. I just upgraded my desktop and am using the old one (a Dell Inspiron with 8-core Ryzen 7 2700X) for TrueNAS. The problem is that box only has space for three HDD's and I want to add more.
So I heard the term "JBOD" today, Googled to find out what it actually is, and am hoping a JBOD is my answer as a cheap way to add new drives to my TrueNAS pool.
Can someone please advise if I can, in fact, use a cheap JBOD enclosure to add more drives, and perhaps make a recommendation.
Keep in mind that this all started as a way to get a free NAS with existing equipment.