pcmofo
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Hey guys. I have a FreeNAS box that has been having issues with memory on and off for the last two years now. I've replaced all 4 sticks of memory in the last year but I keep getting CRC errors in my monthly scrubs and then I have to resliver a drive or two. After testing the drives it turns out the drives are fine. After testing the memory I find that the memory is suddenly bad.
I guess I should have read more about ECC memory when I was building this box a few years ago. Anyway, I have the whole thing in a large ATX case made by Fractal seen in my avatar. I'm trying to figure out the best plan to turn my now unreliable NAS into a reliable one. I'm looking at $2,000+ to get a new Supermicro case, motherboard, processor, and ecc memory to put my 8x 2tb drives into. I was planning on using a Supermicro case and server grade components for my next build but I dont think I can spend $2-3k on a new server at the moment.
The next best idea was to replace the motherboard, processor, and ram with server grade components that support ECC, reinstall FreeNAS with the new hardware, verify the memory etc is good through some additional testing, then hook up the existing drives and load the current configuration and be up and running with my same gear in the same box. I estimate this could be done for about $600-$800.
What are your thoughts on fixing my existing server and what parts would you recommend? I'd also be interested in upgrading anything like the boot drive from a USB to SSD etc while I am changing things around.
Here is is what I found so far
Motherboard $270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182341
(would require a SAS expander to get 8x 6gb ports, $153)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6115100&cm_re=sas_card-_-16-115-100-_-Product
Processor $210
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116936
Memory $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148669
I guess I should have read more about ECC memory when I was building this box a few years ago. Anyway, I have the whole thing in a large ATX case made by Fractal seen in my avatar. I'm trying to figure out the best plan to turn my now unreliable NAS into a reliable one. I'm looking at $2,000+ to get a new Supermicro case, motherboard, processor, and ecc memory to put my 8x 2tb drives into. I was planning on using a Supermicro case and server grade components for my next build but I dont think I can spend $2-3k on a new server at the moment.
The next best idea was to replace the motherboard, processor, and ram with server grade components that support ECC, reinstall FreeNAS with the new hardware, verify the memory etc is good through some additional testing, then hook up the existing drives and load the current configuration and be up and running with my same gear in the same box. I estimate this could be done for about $600-$800.
What are your thoughts on fixing my existing server and what parts would you recommend? I'd also be interested in upgrading anything like the boot drive from a USB to SSD etc while I am changing things around.
Here is is what I found so far
Motherboard $270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182341
(would require a SAS expander to get 8x 6gb ports, $153)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6115100&cm_re=sas_card-_-16-115-100-_-Product
Processor $210
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116936
Memory $125
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148669