BohemainDolphin
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- Jan 13, 2015
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Hi Guys,
Sorry for dumb question but I am a virgin FreeNas user.
I have tried a few other OS's but I think this may suit me best because I need to run the server from the flash USB drive without taking up an additional HD.
Is this my best option guys?
Secondly I'm wondering if someone would be so kind as to give me a rough guide/guidance as the configuration.
I got 4GB of ram with
AMD Turion II Processor Model Neo N54L (2.20 GHz, 15W, 2MB).
4 * 2TB HD's on my NAS HP Proliant MicroServer N40L
FreeNAS is installed and up and running in the WebUI.
There are so many file systems now that I don't know which RAID or file system I should choose?
I got about 2.5TB of movies, all in MP4 format ,so I believe no transcoding required.
I need about 2*2 TB for my movies. How much do I need for backup? do I use 2 for media and 2 HD for Backup or are the backups compressed?
What I need it for is to run my movie library in my home connecting to Android , Apple, xBox etc.
I need to run Plex media Server. I think there is a plugin but I actually tried to install it and when I do it reaches 100% (very slow) but when window closes and I check for installed plugins it's not there.
Basically if some one could guide me in the right direction to just stream my movies using PMS and secure Backup solution.
Thanks to everyone and looking forward to trying out FreeNAS
Sorry for dumb question but I am a virgin FreeNas user.
I have tried a few other OS's but I think this may suit me best because I need to run the server from the flash USB drive without taking up an additional HD.
Is this my best option guys?
Secondly I'm wondering if someone would be so kind as to give me a rough guide/guidance as the configuration.
I got 4GB of ram with
AMD Turion II Processor Model Neo N54L (2.20 GHz, 15W, 2MB).
4 * 2TB HD's on my NAS HP Proliant MicroServer N40L
FreeNAS is installed and up and running in the WebUI.
There are so many file systems now that I don't know which RAID or file system I should choose?
I got about 2.5TB of movies, all in MP4 format ,so I believe no transcoding required.
I need about 2*2 TB for my movies. How much do I need for backup? do I use 2 for media and 2 HD for Backup or are the backups compressed?
What I need it for is to run my movie library in my home connecting to Android , Apple, xBox etc.
I need to run Plex media Server. I think there is a plugin but I actually tried to install it and when I do it reaches 100% (very slow) but when window closes and I check for installed plugins it's not there.
Basically if some one could guide me in the right direction to just stream my movies using PMS and secure Backup solution.
Thanks to everyone and looking forward to trying out FreeNAS