would this work?

[Bigtex74]

I am new to the world of FreeNAS but i would like to build a good NAS for my small busines/home.

my question is would this be a good start point/work or do you need to build from the ground up?
(see attachment)

i was thinking for the price point you can bet this deal and just add some HGST Deskstar 5K4000 and maybe some more ram but wanted to ask before i got this.

main goal is to have a NAS for sharing files and backing up business files.

Thanks for the help
T.Boat

 

[SweetAndLow]

Check out freenas mini, Dell t20 or lenovo ts140 for some simple pre built solutions that meet the requirements. With the Dell and lenovo you will probably have to add memory.

 

[Bigtex74]

Hello,

thank you very much for the other options.
is the i3 ok or a small business or would you think the i7 be a better option?
would also like to have 4 to 6 HGST Deskstar 5K4000 in a RAID 5 for back up.

thats why i tough a i7 in that package would work but wanted to ask or is there a package list on this site that breaks it down if you want 4 to 6 drives in a raid 5 then get this hardware?

 

[SweetAndLow]

Have you read the requirements for freenas? An i7 will not work and raid 5/raidz1 is a bad choice.

https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...ning-vdev-zpool-zil-and-l2arc-for-noobs.7775/

https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/hardware-recommendations-read-this-first.23069/

 

[Robert Trevellyan]

Strictly speaking, an i7 will work, but it won't support ECC memory, which is highly recommended.

 

[Mirfster]

RAID 5

Not a fan of RAID 5 RaidZ1 myself. Especially getting into larger drives. CyberJock keeps a link in his sig called "RAID5/RAIDZ1 is dead"; which is a good read..

 

[Bigtex74]

Hey Guys,

thank you so much for the help! i haven't read all the information about the requirements yet. i saw the groupon deal and with the great price i didn't want to miss it if it was a great deal.

i will look at the links and start planning a system.

what raid do you guys use if those are dead?
i want to back my data up and if a drive fails i don't lose any data.

you guys rock for and helping out the NOOBY
Thanks

 

[Mirfster]

I prefer RaidZ2

 

[Bigtex74]

I prefer RaidZ2

that does look the best or even a Z3

 

[Mirfster]

Yes, RaidZ3 has more redundancy than RaidZ2. It always boils down to a decision that fits you best revolving around Redundancy, Size and Speed.

 

[Bigtex74]

Yes, RaidZ3 has more redundancy than RaidZ2. It always boils down to a decision that fits you best revolving around Redundancy, Size and Speed.

where is a good read to find out what is the best size and speed that might work for me.
also when you know the size and speed you want how to you pick the hardware to make it work right with good performance.
(did a google search and most ppl just tell you what they like but not much data on why they like it)

 

[Mirfster]

where is a good read to find out what is the best size and speed that might work for me.
also when you know the size and speed you want how to you pick the hardware to make it work right with good performance.

Basically it would be determined by your "use case". How much data you are wanting to store, how many drives your case(s) can handle, what your expected growth would be, what your budget is, etc...

As far as hard drives, the most commonly recommended brand around here seems to be WD Reds (the "Pro" version is not needed). I personally use HGST (enterprise ones that run @ 7200 RPM); yet others prefer to mix brands to avoid any possible pitfalls with a particular make/model. Most would say to avoid Seagate due to some past horrendous failure issues. SSD would be considered the "bees knees"; but that is a pretty expensive route.

There are some links listed in my sig that I would recommend you take some time to go over. It will help to shed a lot of light on things and get you started with the proper information.

 

[Bigtex74]

read this blog but all the hardware is kinda old in it and is was done 2012.
has the hardware changed or is it still valid?