hobothulhu
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Hello, fellow Internet denizens who value data safety! I am planning out a new FreeNAS server, and would appreciate input to make sure all the hardware is compatible, and to reduce expenses where possible.
This will be a NAS which is only used by myself, to make hourly and daily backups of 2-3 machines in a home environment. No heavy usage is planned, but a lot of data will be stored. I plan for it to have 2 drives at first, which I will increase as time goes by. I chose the motherboard below as it has an onboard USB slot.
To reiterate my main questions:
This will be a NAS which is only used by myself, to make hourly and daily backups of 2-3 machines in a home environment. No heavy usage is planned, but a lot of data will be stored. I plan for it to have 2 drives at first, which I will increase as time goes by. I chose the motherboard below as it has an onboard USB slot.
- Motherboard: SUPERMICRO MBD-X9SCL-O LGA 1155 Intel C202 Micro ATX Intel Xeon E3 Server Motherboard {$160}
- RAID Card: Serveraid M1015 Sas/sata Controller w/2 Mini SAS To 4 SATA Cable {$140+$30}
- NIC: Intel Gigabit CT PCI-E Network Adapter EXPI9301CTBLK {$25}
- Case: NZXT Technologies SOURCE 220 CA-SO220-01 Matt Steel Mesh Front Mid Tower Case with USB 3.0 {$50}
- RAM: Wintec Server MHzCL9 16GB(2x8GB) RegECC Kit 2Rx4 with HS 16 Quad Channel Kit DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) 240-Pin SDRAM 3RSH13339R5H-16GK {$130x2}
- PSU: Corsair CX Series 750 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze ATX12V/EPS12V 744 Power Supply CX750M {$96}
- CPU: Intel Pentium G645 Dual-Core Processor 2.9 Ghz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G645 {$65}
- Optical: Sony AD-7280S-0B 24x SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive (Black) {$27}
- OS drive: SanDisk Cruzer Fit 4 GB USB Flash Drive SDCZ33-004G-B35 {$6}
- HD: 8x Seagate Barracuda 7200 3 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST3000DM001 {$130x8}
To reiterate my main questions:
- Will this setup work with FreeNAS?
- Will this setup work with itself?
- Where can I reduce costs, if possible?
- Will a ZFS raid be a sound choice for simple data safety?
- Do I actually need a RAID card if I get a motherboard with enough SATA ports already?