Master Chief P
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Hello,
This forum has been a wealth of information on how to build a ZFS server. Thank you to all the regulars that have published the various FAQs and best practices. I've been digesting them now for a couple of weeks and would like some advice on the system I'm building.
Here is what I'm thinking:
Chassis:
Super Micro SuperChassis 933T-R760 / 933T-R760B (already purchased this used off ebay, got a good deal)
Motherboard:
Super Micro X10SL7-F
Processor:
Xeon E3-1231V3 Haswell 3.4 GHz
Memory:
2 X Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Server Memory Model CT2KIT102472BD160B
(in other words 4x8GB DDRs for 32 GB total RAM)
Disks:
4X4TB SATA drives (will use RAID-Z2, need manufacture & brand recommendations)
Here are some questions I have:
1. The chassis I already purchased doesn't say it supports the uATX form factor but I'm hoping it does so I can use the X10SL7-F motherboard. It does appear to have screw holes around the right spots for uATX but I've never used a uATX motherboard before so I thought I would check here to see if anyone knows?
2. The Super Micro site says the X10SL7-F motherboard supports the Intel® Xeon E3-1200 v3/v4 CPU. I'm assuming I'm okay with using the E3-1231V3 but wanted to check here in case there are any issues?
3. I was going to use SATA drives over SAS because the Backplane on the server chassis I purchased says it supports SATA and doesn't mention SAS. I've read the "Don't afraid to be SAS-sy primer" on these forums and believe I can plug the SATA drivers into the LSI 2308 SAS controller on the X10SL7-F? Any issues or downsides I should be aware of with this approach?
4. What 4TB disks are people using? I was thinking of going with WD Reds but the reviews on newegg are not very good.
5. Any other recommendations or comments?
This server will be used for Plex (replacing my current Windows 2008R2 server) and also to host Samba file shares for my various Windows and Mac clients. I also plan to put a couple of small Windows or Linux VMs on this server.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Cheers,
Paul
This forum has been a wealth of information on how to build a ZFS server. Thank you to all the regulars that have published the various FAQs and best practices. I've been digesting them now for a couple of weeks and would like some advice on the system I'm building.
Here is what I'm thinking:
Chassis:
Super Micro SuperChassis 933T-R760 / 933T-R760B (already purchased this used off ebay, got a good deal)
Motherboard:
Super Micro X10SL7-F
Processor:
Xeon E3-1231V3 Haswell 3.4 GHz
Memory:
2 X Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Server Memory Model CT2KIT102472BD160B
(in other words 4x8GB DDRs for 32 GB total RAM)
Disks:
4X4TB SATA drives (will use RAID-Z2, need manufacture & brand recommendations)
Here are some questions I have:
1. The chassis I already purchased doesn't say it supports the uATX form factor but I'm hoping it does so I can use the X10SL7-F motherboard. It does appear to have screw holes around the right spots for uATX but I've never used a uATX motherboard before so I thought I would check here to see if anyone knows?
2. The Super Micro site says the X10SL7-F motherboard supports the Intel® Xeon E3-1200 v3/v4 CPU. I'm assuming I'm okay with using the E3-1231V3 but wanted to check here in case there are any issues?
3. I was going to use SATA drives over SAS because the Backplane on the server chassis I purchased says it supports SATA and doesn't mention SAS. I've read the "Don't afraid to be SAS-sy primer" on these forums and believe I can plug the SATA drivers into the LSI 2308 SAS controller on the X10SL7-F? Any issues or downsides I should be aware of with this approach?
4. What 4TB disks are people using? I was thinking of going with WD Reds but the reviews on newegg are not very good.
5. Any other recommendations or comments?
This server will be used for Plex (replacing my current Windows 2008R2 server) and also to host Samba file shares for my various Windows and Mac clients. I also plan to put a couple of small Windows or Linux VMs on this server.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Cheers,
Paul