thebill
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Hey all, this will be my first FreeNAS build and first foray into ZFS (though not my first system build by a long shot and not my first rodeo with RAID based systems). I'd love some input on hardware selection and am grateful for any advice that may be given.
The quick hardware guide was followed pretty closely for this build.
Design Intent: This NAS is intended to serve two functions: file serving to both windows and linux users and transcoding of up to 2 simultaneous 1080p video streams via DLNA. Initially the system is planned to use 4 disks in a RAIDZ2 configuration and then later on (12-18 months down the road), expand the pool to up to 8 disks in total once the new RAIDZ expansion feature migrates into a stable build of FreeNAS. 4 disks in a RAIDZ2 configuration will provide ample storage to meet the needs of the next year or so.
Not everything will be bought from NewEgg, it's just what was conveniently up when typing this out for linking to particular part numbers.
With that, here is the hardware list:
CPU: Intel Core i3-8300
Motherboard: SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SCH-LN4F-O
Memory: 2x Samsung DDR4-2666 32GB/2Gx8 ECC (64 GB total)
Boot Disk: Vaseky M.2 2280 SATA 60GB
Storage Disks: 4x WD Red 8TB
Case: Fractal Design R5
Power Supply: CORSAIR TX-M Series TX550M
Cooling: Cooler Master i30 CPU Cooler
If you see any errors, incompatibilities, or places where either money could be saved or performance increased for equal cost, please let me know!
Cheers and thanks in advance for any advice!
The quick hardware guide was followed pretty closely for this build.
Design Intent: This NAS is intended to serve two functions: file serving to both windows and linux users and transcoding of up to 2 simultaneous 1080p video streams via DLNA. Initially the system is planned to use 4 disks in a RAIDZ2 configuration and then later on (12-18 months down the road), expand the pool to up to 8 disks in total once the new RAIDZ expansion feature migrates into a stable build of FreeNAS. 4 disks in a RAIDZ2 configuration will provide ample storage to meet the needs of the next year or so.
Not everything will be bought from NewEgg, it's just what was conveniently up when typing this out for linking to particular part numbers.
With that, here is the hardware list:
CPU: Intel Core i3-8300
Motherboard: SUPERMICRO MBD-X11SCH-LN4F-O
Memory: 2x Samsung DDR4-2666 32GB/2Gx8 ECC (64 GB total)
Boot Disk: Vaseky M.2 2280 SATA 60GB
Storage Disks: 4x WD Red 8TB
Case: Fractal Design R5
Power Supply: CORSAIR TX-M Series TX550M
Cooling: Cooler Master i30 CPU Cooler
If you see any errors, incompatibilities, or places where either money could be saved or performance increased for equal cost, please let me know!
Cheers and thanks in advance for any advice!