Sharing 56TB in FreeNAS

[Mirfster]

So if we were to get a case like this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/CSE846TQR9/?tag=ozlp-20

We could just expand the storage with our six 8TB drives? What would be a good setup with 8 4TBs and 6 8TBs that
would offer some sort of redundancy and maximum storage capacity.

Link didn't work...
I would opt for 2 RaidZ2 vDevs (8 x 4TB & 6 x 8TB) myself
If within budget, it would be worthwhile to bump up the RAM as well

 

[Carlos Owusu]

Link didn't work...
I would opt for 2 RaidZ2 vDevs (8 x 4TB & 6 x 8TB) myself
If within budget, it would be worthwhile to bump up the RAM as well

So that would give me a total storage capacity of just over 38TB?

 

[Mirfster]

Per @Bidule0hm 's "ZFS RAID size and reliability calculator"
8 x 4TB RaidZ2 = ~ 19TB
6 x 8TB RaidZ2 = ~ 25TB
Total = ~44TB

Ballpark estimates...

 

[snaptec]

Get a "sorry couldnt find"


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[Mirfster]

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Here is a direct link to the post:
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/zfs-raid-size-and-reliability-calculator.28191/

 

[Carlos Owusu]

All you basically need is a SuperMicro JBOD box and a LSI 9200-8E. I am no SuperMicro expert (I use all Dell C2100/FS12-TY Servers); but I am sure the others can easily provide you with that info.

Guessing the box would be ~$150.00, LSI 9200-8E ~$50.00; thinking total ~$250.00 (Shipping, Cables, etc)....

Would be a shame to dump those drives...

Another idea would be just to get a larger SuperMicro case, like a 4U and swap the Motherboard, CPU, RAM etc... Then you could accommodate more drives. FreeNAS doesn't care, it will gladly handle that.

Thanks!

I decided we get the Supermicro 846E16-R1200B case. Should ship soon and we see how it goes from there.

 

[Stux]

Per @Bidule0hm 's "ZFS RAID size and reliability calculator"
8 x 4TB RaidZ2 = ~ 19TB
6 x 8TB RaidZ2 = ~ 25TB
Total = ~44TB

Ballpark estimates...

Total data capacity is about 56TB, but you're recommended NOT to fill the array past 80%, hence 44TB.