Paul_Olli
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- Apr 16, 2018
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Hello,
as you are aware I'm new to this forum and nas thing overall. I am okay with hardware, but the software side is not as strong.
Purpose for nas:
1) storing backups of several macbooks
2) storing digital photos and important documents
3) storing movies (and hopefully streaming them to tv by dlna)
As for the parts, I have come to conclusion that if you're gonna make it, make it with ECC. (based on readings in this forum)
Case: Fractal Design R5 (was choosing between node 804, but R5 is cheaper, quieter and has better resell value)
http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r5-white-window
PSU: Corsair RM550x, it has a nice wattage headroom and got a splendid review from Tomshardware
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-RM550x-Modular-Supply-Certified/dp/B015YEICJ2
Mobo: Supermicro X11SSM-F, cheapest supermicro board with 8 SATA ports. Is it too bad that it can't detect double-bit errors?
https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C236_C232/X11SSM-F.cfm
RAM: Hynix DDR4 ECC 2400Mhz 16GB single stick, able to change out for Samsung if needed
HMA82GU7AFR8N-UH
https://memory.net/product/hma82gu7...-2400-udimm-pc4-19200t-e-dual-rank-x8-module/
CPU: Intel i3 6100, seems fine for start, keeps an option to upgrade it to 4/8 Xeon E3 when needed.
https://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz
Boot disk: not chosen yet, maybe wise community can recommend something simple that is sure to work with Freenas. (SSD prob)
Storage disks: also not chosen, WD Red seems to be the popular option. For 2) I will definitely form some kind of raid. Striped and Mirrored maybe? (raid 10)
For 1) I am not sure. Losing a backup is not a severe problem, since the files will still be on laptop. Just have to replace the HDD fast. It is not a problem to have raid for that too, maybe community can confirm if it's worth it.
For 3) I would prefer to not use raid. Movies aren't a sensible data and can maybe even stored using something like WD Green?
EDIT_01: Is there a certain capacity to prefer for most important raid? For example, is 4TB more reliable than 6TB?
Is there something I might have missed? Am I even able to create a FreeNAS for those simple tasks, software is not my strongest side.
Best Regards,
Paul
as you are aware I'm new to this forum and nas thing overall. I am okay with hardware, but the software side is not as strong.
Purpose for nas:
1) storing backups of several macbooks
2) storing digital photos and important documents
3) storing movies (and hopefully streaming them to tv by dlna)
As for the parts, I have come to conclusion that if you're gonna make it, make it with ECC. (based on readings in this forum)
Case: Fractal Design R5 (was choosing between node 804, but R5 is cheaper, quieter and has better resell value)
http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-r5-white-window
PSU: Corsair RM550x, it has a nice wattage headroom and got a splendid review from Tomshardware
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-RM550x-Modular-Supply-Certified/dp/B015YEICJ2
Mobo: Supermicro X11SSM-F, cheapest supermicro board with 8 SATA ports. Is it too bad that it can't detect double-bit errors?
https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C236_C232/X11SSM-F.cfm
RAM: Hynix DDR4 ECC 2400Mhz 16GB single stick, able to change out for Samsung if needed
HMA82GU7AFR8N-UH
https://memory.net/product/hma82gu7...-2400-udimm-pc4-19200t-e-dual-rank-x8-module/
CPU: Intel i3 6100, seems fine for start, keeps an option to upgrade it to 4/8 Xeon E3 when needed.
https://ark.intel.com/products/90729/Intel-Core-i3-6100-Processor-3M-Cache-3_70-GHz
Boot disk: not chosen yet, maybe wise community can recommend something simple that is sure to work with Freenas. (SSD prob)
Storage disks: also not chosen, WD Red seems to be the popular option. For 2) I will definitely form some kind of raid. Striped and Mirrored maybe? (raid 10)
For 1) I am not sure. Losing a backup is not a severe problem, since the files will still be on laptop. Just have to replace the HDD fast. It is not a problem to have raid for that too, maybe community can confirm if it's worth it.
For 3) I would prefer to not use raid. Movies aren't a sensible data and can maybe even stored using something like WD Green?
EDIT_01: Is there a certain capacity to prefer for most important raid? For example, is 4TB more reliable than 6TB?
Is there something I might have missed? Am I even able to create a FreeNAS for those simple tasks, software is not my strongest side.
Best Regards,
Paul