arameen
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Hi
this is my first freeNAS machine. I have a nas4free machine and vill move all data to my freeNAS. After reading serveral guides, accepting advices on my previous build i come up with a complety new build and would like to konw your advices and read your comments.
My server will be uses mainly to store files, at most maybe i stream one movie at time if i will watch something. I will not be reading or writing much either, only store safe there. I choose freeNAS beause i want data safety. But to be honest i am not sure how to configure my zpool/s despite i rad the guide. anyway, this is my hardware:
Motherboard Supermicro X10SL7-F-O
I need at least 8 SATA ports. So I guess I need to do some flashing of the built-in LSI to act IT mode ?
Formfactor uATX should fit very easy in my Cosmos II unless serverformfactors are different than desktopformfactors ?
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-4150 Processor (3M Cache, 3.50 GHz)
OR
Intel® Core™ i3-4130T Processor (3M Cache, 2.90 GHz)
I want to use encryption why I skipped Celeron and the cheapest i3 I found were those 2 unless I missed something ?
32 GB RAM
Either:
4x 8GB DDR3 1.35V-1600 ECC Samsung M391B1G73QH0-YK0 (more expensive)
or
4x 8GB DDR3-1600 ECC Samsung M391B1G73BH0-CK0 (the cheaper one)
Not sure what the difference is between those memories expect the voltage? What that could mean for my freeNAS ?
Harddrives (Already purchased!)
2x 4TB WD RED 7200RPM
6x 3TB Seagate 7200RPM
Not sure how I will configure the zpool, any suggestions? (Yes i read the hardware guides including the one about zpools, raids .... but still not so sure)
I don’t mind having several pools in my machine. If one drive goes down in a pool I disconnect the whole pool until I got a substitute for my drive then online the pool again. While my other pools are unaffected. And it seems somehow not so flexible when putting to many harddrives in one pool (must be same size …..)
What matter when I decided the configuration of the pool/s is that I keep parity control.
Opinions?
CoolerMaster COSMOS II
The chassi got fans inside except the already purchased fans I own.
(Already purchased) 4x Noctua 120mm and 1x 140 Noctua fans.
Eventually when I got the chassi I will order additional fans when I see the exact configuration inside. Depending on the configuration I would like to add 200 mm and even have to monitor airflow somehow. Guess only way would be to see the temperatures in the freeNAS gui and add fans after that is needed ?
PSU
When it comes to brand I will choose “be quiet!” unless someone got something very convincing why not choose that brand.
I did calculations on several sites and they suggest for the hardware above something between 300 to 450 Watt PSU. I even read that it would be good if the PSU works on 40% load all time.
That would mean at least 700 Watt here ?
Somehow this sounds very much for my server containing only disks! My highend desktop uses 650 Watt and it got a videocard. My nas4free machine uses 550W (working perfectly since 2 years back!)
In the future i may expand with drives.
So what is your suggestions on how many Watts to use on the hardware above?
Opinions, suggestions, advices ?
this is my first freeNAS machine. I have a nas4free machine and vill move all data to my freeNAS. After reading serveral guides, accepting advices on my previous build i come up with a complety new build and would like to konw your advices and read your comments.
My server will be uses mainly to store files, at most maybe i stream one movie at time if i will watch something. I will not be reading or writing much either, only store safe there. I choose freeNAS beause i want data safety. But to be honest i am not sure how to configure my zpool/s despite i rad the guide. anyway, this is my hardware:
Motherboard Supermicro X10SL7-F-O
I need at least 8 SATA ports. So I guess I need to do some flashing of the built-in LSI to act IT mode ?
Formfactor uATX should fit very easy in my Cosmos II unless serverformfactors are different than desktopformfactors ?
CPU
Intel® Core™ i3-4150 Processor (3M Cache, 3.50 GHz)
OR
Intel® Core™ i3-4130T Processor (3M Cache, 2.90 GHz)
I want to use encryption why I skipped Celeron and the cheapest i3 I found were those 2 unless I missed something ?
32 GB RAM
Either:
4x 8GB DDR3 1.35V-1600 ECC Samsung M391B1G73QH0-YK0 (more expensive)
or
4x 8GB DDR3-1600 ECC Samsung M391B1G73BH0-CK0 (the cheaper one)
Not sure what the difference is between those memories expect the voltage? What that could mean for my freeNAS ?
Harddrives (Already purchased!)
2x 4TB WD RED 7200RPM
6x 3TB Seagate 7200RPM
Not sure how I will configure the zpool, any suggestions? (Yes i read the hardware guides including the one about zpools, raids .... but still not so sure)
I don’t mind having several pools in my machine. If one drive goes down in a pool I disconnect the whole pool until I got a substitute for my drive then online the pool again. While my other pools are unaffected. And it seems somehow not so flexible when putting to many harddrives in one pool (must be same size …..)
What matter when I decided the configuration of the pool/s is that I keep parity control.
Opinions?
CoolerMaster COSMOS II
The chassi got fans inside except the already purchased fans I own.
(Already purchased) 4x Noctua 120mm and 1x 140 Noctua fans.
Eventually when I got the chassi I will order additional fans when I see the exact configuration inside. Depending on the configuration I would like to add 200 mm and even have to monitor airflow somehow. Guess only way would be to see the temperatures in the freeNAS gui and add fans after that is needed ?
PSU
When it comes to brand I will choose “be quiet!” unless someone got something very convincing why not choose that brand.
I did calculations on several sites and they suggest for the hardware above something between 300 to 450 Watt PSU. I even read that it would be good if the PSU works on 40% load all time.
That would mean at least 700 Watt here ?
Somehow this sounds very much for my server containing only disks! My highend desktop uses 650 Watt and it got a videocard. My nas4free machine uses 550W (working perfectly since 2 years back!)
In the future i may expand with drives.
So what is your suggestions on how many Watts to use on the hardware above?
Opinions, suggestions, advices ?