I need some advice or direction on a storage solution software.
I have a Dell Precision T7500 that has Win 2008 as the OS and a SuperMicro SAS2LP-MV8 controller. It has a 250GB drive for the Win 2008 OS and two (2) 5 TB's drives. This is all a new build. The T7500 will only be used as media server for Emby and storing MKV movie files and music. The T7500 only has legacy mode in the BIOS (no UEFI) which is why i had to purchase the SAS controller.
What I'm having trouble is finding a RAID/back up/et.c solution for the TB's drives. I'm a total newb when it comes to this stuff and want something that will play nice with Emby and is cheap/close to free.
The kicker is I lack internet at home so i need a solution that doesn't require regular internet to update files.
Thoughts or recommendation? Will FreeNAS work for me?
Thanks.
I have a Dell Precision T7500 that has Win 2008 as the OS and a SuperMicro SAS2LP-MV8 controller. It has a 250GB drive for the Win 2008 OS and two (2) 5 TB's drives. This is all a new build. The T7500 will only be used as media server for Emby and storing MKV movie files and music. The T7500 only has legacy mode in the BIOS (no UEFI) which is why i had to purchase the SAS controller.
What I'm having trouble is finding a RAID/back up/et.c solution for the TB's drives. I'm a total newb when it comes to this stuff and want something that will play nice with Emby and is cheap/close to free.
The kicker is I lack internet at home so i need a solution that doesn't require regular internet to update files.
Thoughts or recommendation? Will FreeNAS work for me?
Thanks.