TrueNAS Scale NAS First Build

[tdampier]

Well after looking at all the pre-built NAS appliances and vendors it seems like I am at a point where I buy into a vendors platform or DIY. I am choosing to DIY - mainly because I think that it will end up cheaper in the long-run and will allow more flexibility.

NAS Purpose:

1. Consolidate my 4 ReadyNAS legacy platforms into one frame
2. Provide PLEX media server which can support transcoding for TV's using Roku PLEX or Amazon FireTV PLEX client.
3. Support some docker and virtualization in order to create some one-off appliances like Pi-Hole, etc..

First cut at a build list:

• HL15 - 15-Bay Storage Server
• SuperMicro X11SPH-NCTPF Motherboard
• Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 QS 3.8ghz 4-core 8-thread 16.5mb lga3647 CPU processor
• (2) MEM-DR464L-CL02-LR29-MB 64GB DDR4 2933MHz LRDIMM Memory
• (2) 1.25/2.5/5/10G SFP+ RJ45 Copper Transceiver, 10GBase-T RJ-45 SFP+ Module
• Corsair RM1000e (2023) Power Supply
  
• (2) Western Digital 500GB WD Red SN700 NVMe Internal Solid State Drive SSD for NAS Devices - Gen3 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 3,430 MB/s - WDS500G1R0
  • RAID1 NAS Boot
• NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 8GB GDDR6 Video Graphics Card GPU
  • Plex TV Transcoding

 

[tdampier]

Well it posted before my list was complete :)

• Broadcom HBA 9400-16i - Storage Controller - 16 Channel - SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s Low Profile - 1.2 GBps - PCIe 3.1 x8
  • The on-board controller only has support for 8 drives internally so I thought it would be better to put them all on one HBA controller
  • I would use the on-board controllers for the RAID1 NAS Boot NVMe drives

 

[tdampier]

Wow no responses:

Slight Modifications:
NAS Purpose:

1. Consolidate my 4 ReadyNAS legacy platforms into one frame
2. Support some docker and virtualization in order to create some one-off appliances like Pi-Hole, etc..
3. Decided to get a Mini-PC to do the transcoding for my video

First cut at a build list:

• HL15 - 15-Bay Storage Server
• Supermicro MBD-H12SSL-CT-B Socket SP3/ Single AMD EPYC 7002/ DDR4/PCI-E 4
• AMD EPYC 7313P CPU 16C/32T 3.7GHz 155W SP3
• (4)x 64GB PC4-25600R REG Supermicro MEM-DR464L-HL02-ER32 Equivalent Server Memory RAM
• Seasonic Electronics Vertex GX-1200 1200W 80 Plus Gold ATX Fully Modular Power Supply
• LSI 9500-16i 12Gb/s HBA TriMode SAS/NVMe PCI-E Gen4
• Boot Drives
  • (2)x Western Digital 500GB WD Red SN700 NVMe Internal Solid State Drive SSD for NAS Devices - Gen3 PCIe, M.2 2280, Up to 3,430 MB/s - WDS500G1R0C - boot drive mirrored
  • ICY DOCK 2 Bay M.2 NVMe SSD to PCIe 4.0 x8 Removable Mobile Rack for PCI Express Slot Adapter Card (PCIe Bifurcation Required) | ToughArmor MB842MP-B
  • ICY DOCK PCIe Slot Drive Tray for ToughArmor MB840M2P-B Mobile Rack for PCIe Expansion Slot | MB840TP-B
• Noctua NH-U9 TR4-SP3, Premium CPU Cooler for AMD sTRX4/TR4/SP3 (92mm, Brown)
• (15)x HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC530 14TB SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-Inch Data Center HDD - WUH721414ALE604 0F31152

Went with the LSI 9500 because it supports gen4