Hello!
I am building my own NAS (and an identical one for my sister) for quite a
while now, because I almost never have time do get into reading as much as
I should.
I've plugged everything together (mainly mainboard and PSU into the chassis,
no drives yet) and updated/configured the IPMI. The next step on my list (I am
following the "Building, Burn-In, and Testing your FreeNAS system" suggestions)
would be the Burn-In tests, but I do not understand how to perform them.
In this forum, there are some threads (like this or that) where someone asks
exactly that question, but I apparently am missing the critical parts of any
of those threads. :(
1) I am a bit confused about the thermals during CPU stressing -- some places
in the Internet say "run the tests AND WATCH OUT THAT IT DOESNT OVERHEAT!!!11",
Stux says "Watch the thermals.", but then on the other hand the tests are supposed
to run continuously for days (u6f6o, Stux as well). For me, that's a bit contradictory! :D
And even more: What temperatures are okay?
2) I've now come up with the following process, maybe you could tell me if
it is any good:
- Run CPU stressing: Intel Processor Diagnostics, Intel Linpack Tests, Prime95 (small), Prime95 (blend) one after another, check that nothing crashed, stinks or catches fire.
- Run memtest86+ for at least a week.
- Insert all HDDs (mine and those of my sister)
- Run HDD burn-in (not specified, how, yet)
- Continue with FreeNAS installation, experimenting etc.
If the mainboard is important: Supermicro X10SDV-4C+-TLN4F
I am building my own NAS (and an identical one for my sister) for quite a
while now, because I almost never have time do get into reading as much as
I should.
I've plugged everything together (mainly mainboard and PSU into the chassis,
no drives yet) and updated/configured the IPMI. The next step on my list (I am
following the "Building, Burn-In, and Testing your FreeNAS system" suggestions)
would be the Burn-In tests, but I do not understand how to perform them.
In this forum, there are some threads (like this or that) where someone asks
exactly that question, but I apparently am missing the critical parts of any
of those threads. :(
1) I am a bit confused about the thermals during CPU stressing -- some places
in the Internet say "run the tests AND WATCH OUT THAT IT DOESNT OVERHEAT!!!11",
Stux says "Watch the thermals.", but then on the other hand the tests are supposed
to run continuously for days (u6f6o, Stux as well). For me, that's a bit contradictory! :D
And even more: What temperatures are okay?
2) I've now come up with the following process, maybe you could tell me if
it is any good:
- Run CPU stressing: Intel Processor Diagnostics, Intel Linpack Tests, Prime95 (small), Prime95 (blend) one after another, check that nothing crashed, stinks or catches fire.
- Run memtest86+ for at least a week.
- Insert all HDDs (mine and those of my sister)
- Run HDD burn-in (not specified, how, yet)
- Continue with FreeNAS installation, experimenting etc.
If the mainboard is important: Supermicro X10SDV-4C+-TLN4F