Eric Batte
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- Jan 11, 2015
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Hi,
New user here. I've built my NAS and installed freenas and have been testing for a week. I'd like to know how more experienced users might recommend I layout volumes and datasets for the following scenarios:
Scenario 1: freenas as backup storage device
I run several other servers (file sharing, email, accounting software, web server). In this scenario my freenas server would function as a backup destination for these servers. File sharing and email run on mac servers and freenas would be a time machine destination. The others run in virtual machines which currently run in parallels desktop and can also be backed up with time machine and or other methods. I might also use freenas as a destination for daily disk clones of the physical servers.
Scenario 2: same as scenario 1 + file sharing for mac
In addition to everything described above, I could also opt to move file sharing to the freenas server
I currently have 6 x 4tb drives and the ability to add 3 x 2tb drives to freenas.
There may be some advantage to setting up the volumes and datasets in a certain way so I'd appreciate any advice.
Thanks
New user here. I've built my NAS and installed freenas and have been testing for a week. I'd like to know how more experienced users might recommend I layout volumes and datasets for the following scenarios:
Scenario 1: freenas as backup storage device
I run several other servers (file sharing, email, accounting software, web server). In this scenario my freenas server would function as a backup destination for these servers. File sharing and email run on mac servers and freenas would be a time machine destination. The others run in virtual machines which currently run in parallels desktop and can also be backed up with time machine and or other methods. I might also use freenas as a destination for daily disk clones of the physical servers.
Scenario 2: same as scenario 1 + file sharing for mac
In addition to everything described above, I could also opt to move file sharing to the freenas server
I currently have 6 x 4tb drives and the ability to add 3 x 2tb drives to freenas.
There may be some advantage to setting up the volumes and datasets in a certain way so I'd appreciate any advice.
Thanks