Hi,
I've currently got a Home NAS nearing 100% capacity in terms of CPU grunt and storage so I am looking to build a new system.
I have the following picked out currently:
The chassis and motherboard support 8 3.5" disks and I am questioning whether to build a Raid z1 or z2 pool.
My current system is 6 x 3TB disks in a z2 pool and I haven't had even 1 disk failure in 5+ years so I'm debating the need for a z2 pool in my new system.
I remembered back in the day there were reasons why I chose the disks because of the filesystem/disk boundaries etc. but I'm not sure if that is still a thing.
Also, I've never worried about a SLOG or L2ARC and I'm assuming I still don't need to worry about if for what I need, although I can always add these later.
The disks that I am tossing up between are the:
5400 RPM Models:
Western Digital Red NAS 8TB HDD, WD80EFAX - $359 each
Seagate BarraCuda 8TB HDD, ST8000DM004 - $259 each
7200 RPM Models:
Western Digital Red Pro NAS 8TB HDD, WD8003FFBX - $429 each
Seagate IronWolf NAS 8TB HDD, ST8000VN004 - $339
The LSI 9211-8i will house the 8 disks and the boot disks will be on the onboard controller, unless it is worth splitting them up?
I use my NAS mainly for file storage, Plex streaming (4k content too), a VM or too and some jails currently.
I'm leaning more towards the Ironwolf as I get the performance at a decent price point but at the same time I haven't used Seagate in a long time.
I'm also guessing that even the 5400 RPM disks would most likely suffice for what I require and would saturate a 1gbps link when I'm streaming.
Would love some feedback on everything, in particular if people think it is worth going z2 over z1 with the disks today and how people have found Seagate vs. WD in general. Also any feedback or potentially other options on the system would be welcomed too.
Thanks,
Terry
I've currently got a Home NAS nearing 100% capacity in terms of CPU grunt and storage so I am looking to build a new system.
I have the following picked out currently:
- Fractal Design Node 804 Black Micro ATX Case
- Corsair CV550 550W Bronze Power Supply
- Intel M10JNP2SB Motherboard
- Intel Xeon E-2226G
- Noctua NH-L9i Low Profile Intel CPU Cooler
- Kingston KSM26RD8/16MEI 16GB 2666MHz ECC Reg DDR4 x 2
- Crucial BX500 120GB 2.5" SATA SSD x 2
- LSI 9211-8i flashed in IT mode
The chassis and motherboard support 8 3.5" disks and I am questioning whether to build a Raid z1 or z2 pool.
My current system is 6 x 3TB disks in a z2 pool and I haven't had even 1 disk failure in 5+ years so I'm debating the need for a z2 pool in my new system.
I remembered back in the day there were reasons why I chose the disks because of the filesystem/disk boundaries etc. but I'm not sure if that is still a thing.
Also, I've never worried about a SLOG or L2ARC and I'm assuming I still don't need to worry about if for what I need, although I can always add these later.
The disks that I am tossing up between are the:
5400 RPM Models:
Western Digital Red NAS 8TB HDD, WD80EFAX - $359 each
Seagate BarraCuda 8TB HDD, ST8000DM004 - $259 each
7200 RPM Models:
Western Digital Red Pro NAS 8TB HDD, WD8003FFBX - $429 each
Seagate IronWolf NAS 8TB HDD, ST8000VN004 - $339
The LSI 9211-8i will house the 8 disks and the boot disks will be on the onboard controller, unless it is worth splitting them up?
I use my NAS mainly for file storage, Plex streaming (4k content too), a VM or too and some jails currently.
I'm leaning more towards the Ironwolf as I get the performance at a decent price point but at the same time I haven't used Seagate in a long time.
I'm also guessing that even the 5400 RPM disks would most likely suffice for what I require and would saturate a 1gbps link when I'm streaming.
Would love some feedback on everything, in particular if people think it is worth going z2 over z1 with the disks today and how people have found Seagate vs. WD in general. Also any feedback or potentially other options on the system would be welcomed too.
Thanks,
Terry
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