Itamar Croitoru
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- Feb 2, 2017
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Hi,
I've currently got a few FreeNAS servers and I'm in a hardware renewal cycle so I'm thinking about if I should upgrade this hardware and if it's worth it.
This FreeNAS is no longer being used for iSCSI and will now only be used for UrBackup, both internally for own servers and over the internet for clients.
I've built it from a Dell PowerEdge C2100
It has two Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.4 GHz, one in each socket
It has been maxed our on RAM, with 1333 MHz ECC RAM totaling 72 GB
And it has 12 2 TB WD Enterprise SATA drives. WD RE4-GP
I'm asking for opinions here about if I should upgrade it to keep it for UrBackup purposes. Since the RAM is maxed, I'm keeping an eye on the ARC Hit Ratio and it's always at about 68%. So I'm guessing that replacing one or two of the WD drives with a SSD wouldn't help in my case.
Should I just replace any drivers that are starting to go and keep using it as it or look for better hardware?
I've currently got a few FreeNAS servers and I'm in a hardware renewal cycle so I'm thinking about if I should upgrade this hardware and if it's worth it.
This FreeNAS is no longer being used for iSCSI and will now only be used for UrBackup, both internally for own servers and over the internet for clients.
I've built it from a Dell PowerEdge C2100
It has two Intel Xeon E5645 @ 2.4 GHz, one in each socket
It has been maxed our on RAM, with 1333 MHz ECC RAM totaling 72 GB
And it has 12 2 TB WD Enterprise SATA drives. WD RE4-GP
I'm asking for opinions here about if I should upgrade it to keep it for UrBackup purposes. Since the RAM is maxed, I'm keeping an eye on the ARC Hit Ratio and it's always at about 68%. So I'm guessing that replacing one or two of the WD drives with a SSD wouldn't help in my case.
Should I just replace any drivers that are starting to go and keep using it as it or look for better hardware?
