Hello everyone, so last week i tried to make my first NAS server and i failed hard because i had poor knowledge. After a week on research i got answers for most problems i had with that but i totally missed a major problem:
The server i want to run FreeNAS is HP Proliant microserver G8, and the setup has:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Ram: 16GB
Storage: 2x 500gb HDD; 2x 3TB HDD + an 128GB SSD on the ODD port.
So i wanted to have a system that will boot on the SSD, and run the HDDs in 2 mirrored vdevs, but the main problem with that is that i cannot boot FreeNAS from the SSD cause AHCI mode has the HDDs as the boot drives.
The purpose of the server is to store pictures and videos from my main camera (I am a photographer) and i want it to be as stable as possible.
What do you propose, how should i fix the booting problem? I still want the FreeNAS to run on the SSD cause i think that will be the most durable option for my hardware.
The server i want to run FreeNAS is HP Proliant microserver G8, and the setup has:
Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Ram: 16GB
Storage: 2x 500gb HDD; 2x 3TB HDD + an 128GB SSD on the ODD port.
So i wanted to have a system that will boot on the SSD, and run the HDDs in 2 mirrored vdevs, but the main problem with that is that i cannot boot FreeNAS from the SSD cause AHCI mode has the HDDs as the boot drives.
The purpose of the server is to store pictures and videos from my main camera (I am a photographer) and i want it to be as stable as possible.
What do you propose, how should i fix the booting problem? I still want the FreeNAS to run on the SSD cause i think that will be the most durable option for my hardware.