Verification of my first NAS with FreeNAS needed

[GML]

Hi there, I'm currently migrating all my Microsoft stuff to open source and I'm just at the point to migrate my Fileserver/NAS.

So this is the use-case:
The NAS will be used at my Home and needs lots of storage. My current Windows Server has 5*3TB in RAID5.
For the future i want to expand the available space and also the redundancy (to raidz3). I'm thinking about 5 more drives.
There around 2 Users (including me) and a download server accessing the NAS just for an imagination of the work load.

I just put some parts together and wanted to know from you if this will work or if you got better ideas:

Mainboard: Supermicro X9SCM-F
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C202_C204/X9SCM-F.cfm

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220v2

RAM: 32GB ECC RAM (probably Kingston)

Controller: Adaptec 71605H (16 Ports)
http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/products/series/7h/

Disks: 10x WD Red 3TB

A question about the RAM: Is ECC ok, or do you recommend ECC registered?

Will this setup work? Or will there be problems and i should better take other parts?

Thanks for your answers and excuse my (not perfect) English!

 

[cyberjock]

One: You can't change a vdev once its made. So if you go with RAIDZ1(and not RAID5) then you will be stuck with RAIDZ1 forever unless you destroy the pool. But doing RAIDZ1 is borderline dumb in this era. If you aren't doing RAIDZ2 you are asking for problems. See the link in my sig to understand why URE errors are a problem.

Two: Registered/Unregistered is a function of the motherboard. It will say which one to use, and you MUST use THAT one. So there's no "deciding" which to use. You WILL use unregistered DIMMs in your case.

Three: Other than that, all the stuff you have is exactly what I have, except the CPU. I have the E3-1230V2.

 

[GML]

Thanks for your reply!

One: You can't change a vdev once its made. So if you go with RAIDZ1(and not RAID5) then you will be stuck with RAIDZ1 forever unless you destroy the pool. But doing RAIDZ1 is borderline dumb in this era. If you aren't doing RAIDZ2 you are asking for problems. See the link in my sig to understand why URE errors are a problem.

Yes, I will Backup all Data first, then destroy the RAID5, add the Disk, create the encrypted RAIDZ3.

Two: Registered/Unregistered is a function of the motherboard. It will say which one to use, and you MUST use THAT one. So there's no "deciding" which to use. You WILL use unregistered DIMMs in your case..

But is there any difference between Registered and ECC RAM? For example is one safer or faster?

Three: Other than that, all the stuff you have is exactly what I have, except the CPU. I have the E3-1230V2.

So the Adaptec controller works well? Will I have to install drivers or will it work out of the box?

 

[cyberjock]

The difference is registered ram has to deal with the extra capacitance of higher density RAM chips. Performance and reliability wise it doesn't matter. ECC is what you need to worry about, and you want it(as you already know).

There is no adaptec controller on the X9SCM-F.

 

[GML]

Thanks for the info about the RAM.

There is no adaptec controller on the X9SCM-F.

I was talking about the Adaptec controller I listed in my list

Controller: Adaptec 71605H (16 Ports)
http://www.adaptec.com/en-us/products/series/7h/

 

[cyberjock]

Doh. I don't have that controller. But I just saw in a bug report that someone was requesting drivers for an Adaptec controller and the response was that the controller isn't supported in FreeBSD. I'm pretty sure that the report said all "H" model Adaptecs have no FreeBSD drivers.

In all seriousness, I'd go with M1015(s) over an Adaptec anyday anyway. If you want to use only one M1015, you can get an Intel SAS expander to add more ports.

 

[GML]

Thanks a lot again.

So i think i will take the IBM ServeRAID M1015
http://www.pc-ostschweiz.ch/product-2a15031254.htm?parnr=12833201

with the Intel RAID Expander RES2SV240
http://www.pc-ostschweiz.ch/Intel-RAID-Expander-RES2SV240-2a15853425.htm

I never worked with a RAID Card/Expander before, how do they work together? Do I have to connect the IBM to the Intel Expander (Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS)? And the Harddrives with a mini-SAS to 4x SATA? A short Info/How to about that would be very appreciated

 

[cyberjock]

Thanks a lot again.

So i think i will take the IBM ServeRAID M1015
http://www.pc-ostschweiz.ch/product-2a15031254.htm?parnr=12833201

with the Intel RAID Expander RES2SV240
http://www.pc-ostschweiz.ch/Intel-RAID-Expander-RES2SV240-2a15853425.htm

I never worked with a RAID Card/Expander before, how do they work together? Do I have to connect the IBM to the Intel Expander (Mini-SAS to Mini-SAS)? And the Harddrives with a mini-SAS to 4x SATA? A short Info/How to about that would be very appreciated

That's the exact SAS expander I have.

And yes, connect the expander to the RAID card via sff-8087 to sff-8087. Hard drives connect with the regular fanout cables or whatever you want to use.

 

[GML]

Thanks, those are very good news to me!

So my list now looks like this:
CPU: XEON E3-1220V2
RAM: 2x Kingston 16GB (Kit 2x8GB) DDR3-1333 ECC CL9 w/TS
Mainboard: Supermicro X9SCM-F
Harddisks: WD Red 3TB
PSU: Corsair TX650M
Controller: IBM ServeRAID M1015
Expander: Intel RAID Expander RES2SV240
UPS: APC Back UPS Pro 900
Hotswap Tray: 3x ICY BOX IB-555SSK
Case; Sharkoon T9 Value


And the additional fan-out cables of course.

 

[paleoN]

A question about the RAM: Is ECC ok, or do you recommend ECC registered?

Whatever RAM you buy make sure it is compatible with the motherboard. Check with the manufacturers compatibility tool,Kingston in this case.