My Freenas system has been running well for the past 6 years, but it's finally filling up. Would like to upgrade the drives from 2TB to 8TB.
Possible?
Software: It's still on Freenas 8.31.
Hardware: Intel G620 (SandyBridge) @ 2.60GHz
8GB DDR3
IBM - LSI SAS Card
Intel Gigabit Ethernet
USB thumb drive boot
5 x 2TB drives, most of the original drives have been replaced over time.
Use case: File store. No other features needed.
Would like to upgrade the system to 8TB drives.
Questions:
Will this be enough RAM and processor to go from 2TB x 5 to 8TB x 5 or perhaps 8TB x 6? If not, what upgrades would be necessary?
Would it be better to upgrade the system to the latest Freenas, then restore from backup? I don't need any new features, though if the newer versions are faster when performing multiple network connection, or allow better functionality while scrubs are running, that would be a benefit.
I seem to recall that the newer versions no longer use USB thumb drives. Instead requiring physical drives to boot. I do have some small older M2 SATA SSD's that could be used for this.
Thanks
Possible?
Software: It's still on Freenas 8.31.
Hardware: Intel G620 (SandyBridge) @ 2.60GHz
8GB DDR3
IBM - LSI SAS Card
Intel Gigabit Ethernet
USB thumb drive boot
5 x 2TB drives, most of the original drives have been replaced over time.
Use case: File store. No other features needed.
Would like to upgrade the system to 8TB drives.
Questions:
Will this be enough RAM and processor to go from 2TB x 5 to 8TB x 5 or perhaps 8TB x 6? If not, what upgrades would be necessary?
Would it be better to upgrade the system to the latest Freenas, then restore from backup? I don't need any new features, though if the newer versions are faster when performing multiple network connection, or allow better functionality while scrubs are running, that would be a benefit.
I seem to recall that the newer versions no longer use USB thumb drives. Instead requiring physical drives to boot. I do have some small older M2 SATA SSD's that could be used for this.
Thanks