Folks go easy....I build motorcycles, service fleets of motorcycles, teach others to ride, spent 28 years in the Army (decidedly NOT as a network or Sat Tech) I can run a small simple network, I can use a computer..to include power user stuff at command line level.... BUT I have never built a system from scratch, and I readily admit, having spent the last 4 days reading 10's of thousands of words here on this one forum alone...I'm way out of my comfort zone, but marginally keeping my head above water.
So I will ask questions that cause you to chuckle or cry... But link me to something that sets me straight and I wont make the same mistake (well, no more than 3-4 times anyway)
So what am I doing here and what is the need of my build?
Im here because I will never lose data again......had a lap-top hit the ground last week...hard drive failed at next boot, data recovery place says read write head failed, for just $880 we can give you a 90% chance of all data recovery ..... What a choice lose almost a TB of business, family, work pics and vid, documents ect, or pay almost $900 for a 90% chance the new read head installed will get them enough work time to image the platters. But wait, just install that back up you have been doing several times a week.....Oh you mean the one that is corrupted and won't load??? That one? NEVER AGAIN.
So that is why Im here, never again... new lap top is filled with a 2TB SSD, so that a start and being backed up daily to an external SSD while I figure out this NAS thing. I've been a NAS user for 20-25 years, military systems and civilian so I understand from that POV.... Even admin'ed a sever & network a few times, but just from the user interface side of things..
My goal is simple (by what you folks use and build FreeNAS system)
Data back up...that is the MAIN goal. It I use it as a NAS ok, but the main goal is RAIDz1 or RAIDz2
I came here looking to validate info I was given on using hardware I had or could get..It took me about 2 min of reading to realize that was trash info. and doomed for a failed build.
I've read some of the don't do this, consider that, hardware guides, terms primer article, signed up for and will listen to the video cast on FreeNA intro here in about an hour.
I know there is a ton I don't know.. if my needs could wait 6 months while I absorbed what I could and was more grounded in FreeNAS and FreeBSD basics I would, but cant. My prior data back up mistakes have cost me dearly,,,,,I need a solution now...and before its recommended...Im not interested in buying a ready made FreeNAS mini system..I learn betetr and hence can use better a system I build as it forces me to know and understand the whole bundle, from components to build to use.
So thats the who and why.
Next post will start the what
Thanks for reading...
Erik
So I will ask questions that cause you to chuckle or cry... But link me to something that sets me straight and I wont make the same mistake (well, no more than 3-4 times anyway)
So what am I doing here and what is the need of my build?
Im here because I will never lose data again......had a lap-top hit the ground last week...hard drive failed at next boot, data recovery place says read write head failed, for just $880 we can give you a 90% chance of all data recovery ..... What a choice lose almost a TB of business, family, work pics and vid, documents ect, or pay almost $900 for a 90% chance the new read head installed will get them enough work time to image the platters. But wait, just install that back up you have been doing several times a week.....Oh you mean the one that is corrupted and won't load??? That one? NEVER AGAIN.
So that is why Im here, never again... new lap top is filled with a 2TB SSD, so that a start and being backed up daily to an external SSD while I figure out this NAS thing. I've been a NAS user for 20-25 years, military systems and civilian so I understand from that POV.... Even admin'ed a sever & network a few times, but just from the user interface side of things..
My goal is simple (by what you folks use and build FreeNAS system)
Data back up...that is the MAIN goal. It I use it as a NAS ok, but the main goal is RAIDz1 or RAIDz2
I came here looking to validate info I was given on using hardware I had or could get..It took me about 2 min of reading to realize that was trash info. and doomed for a failed build.
I've read some of the don't do this, consider that, hardware guides, terms primer article, signed up for and will listen to the video cast on FreeNA intro here in about an hour.
I know there is a ton I don't know.. if my needs could wait 6 months while I absorbed what I could and was more grounded in FreeNAS and FreeBSD basics I would, but cant. My prior data back up mistakes have cost me dearly,,,,,I need a solution now...and before its recommended...Im not interested in buying a ready made FreeNAS mini system..I learn betetr and hence can use better a system I build as it forces me to know and understand the whole bundle, from components to build to use.
So thats the who and why.
Next post will start the what
Thanks for reading...
Erik