@simonsimmons wrote:
First off, great work to all for the Rockstor project. Looks like an ever growing solution for a solid, feature rich consumer NAS product.
I first started looking into building my own NAS with Freenas a while ago. I had decided on hardware and was about to go ahead with the project when I stumbled across Rockstor and decided that this path was the better choice.
Having read the hardware requirements for Rockstor, and as my hardware selection has been clouded by Freenas, I am unsure whether or not my build (or certain components) is now just very competent or completely overkill. I would love some feedback and/or suggestions!
I will be using the NAS mainly for data storage and streaming media internally and externally.
Lian-Li PC-Q26 Case
ASRock E3C224D4I-14S Motherboard
Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1241 v3
Crucial CT2KIT102472BD160B 16GB (2 x 8GB)
SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified
2 x Small M.2 SSD’s for Rockstor
Western Digital Red 3TB x 6 (expanding to 10) in RAID 6
A 4 port NIC PCIE GbE cardA few questions:
1. Is Rockstor as RAM hungry as Freenas? The board I have allows 32GB max. As my storage needs grow I don’t want this to be an issue. Is 1GB per TB too little, too much or just right?
2. I was planning to have another 4 port NIC in my desktop and connecting the desktop and NAS directly to increase data transfer. Is this possible?
3. I have chosen the board due to the 12 SATA3 ports. However, as have other people on this forum, I am leaning towards the C2750D4I/C2550D4I. These also have 12 ports but are a mix of SATA2/3 and Intel/Marvell. If I were to make one large pool, would either of the 2 of these mixes cause an issue?Thank you for any help.
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