Hello,
I'm building my first NAS, and I could use some help with the planning.
I gonna use it only for backup, both Windows and Mac machines. Here is the list of hardware parts I'm thinking about:
Mobo asus F2A85-M FM2
CPU AMD 740
CASE Lian Li PC-Q025
Corsair 8 GB Ram kit CL9
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB or WD Red for NAS 24/7 WD30EFRX drives x 4
PSU Seasonic 430W S12II-430 120mm 6*SATA, 8-pin EPS , PCI-E 6-pin
Maybe add Intel NIC EXPI9301CT
Will this work? any changes needed?
Also, few more questions:
1. I'm planning to use raid 5. The Asus MB has onboard raid controller. Will it functions properly with FreeNAS?
2. I never used a NAS before, and as I understand in order to back up my MAC machines I will have to use Time Machine. Now, If I'm using 4 HDs with Raid 5 configuration, will the NAS appear as 1 big storage space with aprox. 8.4 TB of space? How do I configure it do so?
3. Do I need to add the Intel NIC of the onboard lan controller will be alright?
Any suggestions will be welcomed.
Thanks
Eran
I'm building my first NAS, and I could use some help with the planning.
I gonna use it only for backup, both Windows and Mac machines. Here is the list of hardware parts I'm thinking about:
Mobo asus F2A85-M FM2
CPU AMD 740
CASE Lian Li PC-Q025
Corsair 8 GB Ram kit CL9
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB or WD Red for NAS 24/7 WD30EFRX drives x 4
PSU Seasonic 430W S12II-430 120mm 6*SATA, 8-pin EPS , PCI-E 6-pin
Maybe add Intel NIC EXPI9301CT
Will this work? any changes needed?
Also, few more questions:
1. I'm planning to use raid 5. The Asus MB has onboard raid controller. Will it functions properly with FreeNAS?
2. I never used a NAS before, and as I understand in order to back up my MAC machines I will have to use Time Machine. Now, If I'm using 4 HDs with Raid 5 configuration, will the NAS appear as 1 big storage space with aprox. 8.4 TB of space? How do I configure it do so?
3. Do I need to add the Intel NIC of the onboard lan controller will be alright?
Any suggestions will be welcomed.
Thanks
Eran
