Hi,
Thanks to everyone that helped me get this far.
I have chosen my equipment and would like advice on my choices.
I will be using my FreeNAS box mostly for Data Storage (Date, Music, Video).
I will be using a Windows 7 computer to play music and view movies. Data will be shared by about 15 computers (not at the same time). Plex is a strong possibility.
I am thinking about adding 2 additional 3TB drives (non raid) to use for once a week backing up/imaging of possible 15 computers using Windows Backup or possibly Acronis True Image. This will most likely be done at the same time will probably only be 5 computers.
BUILD
Currently Have
Case Fractal Design Arc Midi R2
Fans 3 intake (2 front 1 bottom) 3 exhaust (2 top 1 back)
Hard Drives 18TB - 6 - Western Digital Red 3TB - RAID-Z2 - Possible 2 more for Computer Backups
Controler IBM ServeRaid M1015
Power Supply EVGA -Supernova 1200 P2
USB Thumb Drive 3 SanDisk Cruzer - 8GB
Not Yet Purchased
Motherboard Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O LGA 1155 Socket
Processor Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.7GHz Turbo - LGA 1155
CPU Cooler Enermax ETS-T40-TB-CPU
Memory Crucial 16 GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Unbuffered EEC Server Memory
UPS APC SMC1500 Smart-UPS 900 Watts/1500 VA
Do I need cache drives?
Thanks for the assistance and suggestions
Thanks to everyone that helped me get this far.
I have chosen my equipment and would like advice on my choices.
I will be using my FreeNAS box mostly for Data Storage (Date, Music, Video).
I will be using a Windows 7 computer to play music and view movies. Data will be shared by about 15 computers (not at the same time). Plex is a strong possibility.
I am thinking about adding 2 additional 3TB drives (non raid) to use for once a week backing up/imaging of possible 15 computers using Windows Backup or possibly Acronis True Image. This will most likely be done at the same time will probably only be 5 computers.
BUILD
Currently Have
Case Fractal Design Arc Midi R2
Fans 3 intake (2 front 1 bottom) 3 exhaust (2 top 1 back)
Hard Drives 18TB - 6 - Western Digital Red 3TB - RAID-Z2 - Possible 2 more for Computer Backups
Controler IBM ServeRaid M1015
Power Supply EVGA -Supernova 1200 P2
USB Thumb Drive 3 SanDisk Cruzer - 8GB
Not Yet Purchased
Motherboard Supermicro MBD-X9SCM-F-O LGA 1155 Socket
Processor Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 Ivy Bridge 3.7GHz Turbo - LGA 1155
CPU Cooler Enermax ETS-T40-TB-CPU
Memory Crucial 16 GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Unbuffered EEC Server Memory
UPS APC SMC1500 Smart-UPS 900 Watts/1500 VA
Do I need cache drives?
Thanks for the assistance and suggestions