Ok so I was being politically correct with the title, it's not quite the exact quote a past Prime Minsister of Australia said, I would say the original quote is more accurate!
So I have been wanting to do a FreeNAS build for some time now, been putting it off due to the physical size of the machine and where to put it. I have been using a ReadyNAS NV+ for the last 5+ years but I want to stop using it as my main storage device because I discovered with some pain how dangerous it can be with just relying on it and not having a decent backup solution for it (fortunately I didn't lose any data).
Note this is for home use and I want to use the new NAS for the following reasons:
I have come up with the following two different list of components for my FreeNAS Build:
Version 1:
Lian Li PC-Z60 Case $258
Seasonic G-550W 80Plus Gold Power Supply $125
Intel S1200V3RPL Micro-ATX Motherboard $285
2x Kingston KVR16E11/8I 8GB 1600MHz ECC Unbuffered RAM $270
Intel Xeon E3 1270 V3 $395
6x Seagate Constellation CS SATA3 3TB HDD $1230
Total: $2563
Version 2:
Lian Li PC-Z60 Case (H:472, W:210, D:498) $258
Seasonic G-450W 80Plus Gold Power Supply $99
Supermicro X10SLM-F Motherboard $296
2x Samsung M391B1G73BH0-CK0 8GB 1600MHz ECC Unbuffered DDR3 $320
Intel Xeon E3 1270 V3 $395
6x Seagate Constellation CS SATA3 3TB HDD $1230
Total: $2598
Version 3 (mini-ITX):
SilverStone DS380 8 Bay NAS Case (H:285, W:211, D:360) $179
SilverStone ST45SF-G 450W SFX Power Supply: $115
ASUS P9D-I Mini-ITX Server Motherboard $248
LSI SAS 9207-8I Host Bust Adapter $382
IBM M1015 8-port 46M0831 $230
Intel Xeon E3 1270 V3 $395
2x Kingston KVR16E11/8I 8GB 1600MHz ECC Unbuffered $256
6x Seagate Constellation CS SATA3 3TB HDD $1230
Total: $2653
The plan is to implement FreeNAS with a VDev raidz2
Updated the version 2 build and added another version 3 I'm pondering, still struggling to find available components in Australia unfortunately!
Thanks,
Craig
So I have been wanting to do a FreeNAS build for some time now, been putting it off due to the physical size of the machine and where to put it. I have been using a ReadyNAS NV+ for the last 5+ years but I want to stop using it as my main storage device because I discovered with some pain how dangerous it can be with just relying on it and not having a decent backup solution for it (fortunately I didn't lose any data).
Note this is for home use and I want to use the new NAS for the following reasons:
- Store and serve media files to the HTPC and various other devices around the house. I plan on utilising the plex plugin and network shares.
- Automatic downloading of media files using the plugins on offer with FreeNAS
- Time Machine backup for 2 macs
- Windows 7 backup for 2 PC's
- Plan to process raw photos directly on the device if possible.
- Use the FreeNAS encryption
- The old ReadyNAS NV+ will then serve as the backup for the new NAS on a weekly basis
- Might utilise the crashplan plugin for really valuable stuff if I feel the ReadyNAS is not up to the task.
I have come up with the following two different list of components for my FreeNAS Build:
Version 2:
Lian Li PC-Z60 Case (H:472, W:210, D:498) $258
Seasonic G-450W 80Plus Gold Power Supply $99
Supermicro X10SLM-F Motherboard $296
2x Samsung M391B1G73BH0-CK0 8GB 1600MHz ECC Unbuffered DDR3 $320
Intel Xeon E3 1270 V3 $395
6x Seagate Constellation CS SATA3 3TB HDD $1230
Total: $2598
Version 3 (mini-ITX):
SilverStone DS380 8 Bay NAS Case (H:285, W:211, D:360) $179
SilverStone ST45SF-G 450W SFX Power Supply: $115
ASUS P9D-I Mini-ITX Server Motherboard $248
IBM M1015 8-port 46M0831 $230
Intel Xeon E3 1270 V3 $395
2x Kingston KVR16E11/8I 8GB 1600MHz ECC Unbuffered $256
6x Seagate Constellation CS SATA3 3TB HDD $1230
Total: $2653
The plan is to implement FreeNAS with a VDev raidz2
Updated the version 2 build and added another version 3 I'm pondering, still struggling to find available components in Australia unfortunately!
Thanks,
Craig