Hi all
I have by FreeNAS happily running in the following configuration:
HW:
Platform: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU C2750 @ 2.40GHz (Azrock C2750D4I)
Memory: 16327MB
Storage 8x4TB WD Reds
Mostly used as files storage for document archives, pictures and media; running Plex and Owncloud
I am considering upgrading to 10 and in addition to the above add Windows VM (I'd like to run Adobe Lightroom on it to catalog photographs)
I am thinking doubling the RAM to 32GB, but also considering how I can have the best performance for the VM. So idea is add SSD storage to host VMs (Plex, Owncloud and Windows)
Option one would be adding SATA SSD drive(s), but I would like to keep SATA controllers for HHD is possible.
So other option would be to utilize PCIe 2.0 x 8 slot which is not used and get PCI SDD card.
So
Question 1 is:
Does the above make sense?
Question 2 is:
Will something like MyDigitalSSD BPX 80mm (2280) M.2 PCI Express 3.0 x4 (PCIe Gen3 x4) NVMe MLC SSD (240GB) work well from PCIe 2.0 x 8? Or do I need an adapter?
Thank you in advance.
I have by FreeNAS happily running in the following configuration:
HW:
Platform: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU C2750 @ 2.40GHz (Azrock C2750D4I)
Memory: 16327MB
Storage 8x4TB WD Reds
Mostly used as files storage for document archives, pictures and media; running Plex and Owncloud
I am considering upgrading to 10 and in addition to the above add Windows VM (I'd like to run Adobe Lightroom on it to catalog photographs)
I am thinking doubling the RAM to 32GB, but also considering how I can have the best performance for the VM. So idea is add SSD storage to host VMs (Plex, Owncloud and Windows)
Option one would be adding SATA SSD drive(s), but I would like to keep SATA controllers for HHD is possible.
So other option would be to utilize PCIe 2.0 x 8 slot which is not used and get PCI SDD card.
So
Question 1 is:
Does the above make sense?
Question 2 is:
Will something like MyDigitalSSD BPX 80mm (2280) M.2 PCI Express 3.0 x4 (PCIe Gen3 x4) NVMe MLC SSD (240GB) work well from PCIe 2.0 x 8? Or do I need an adapter?
Thank you in advance.