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post Oct 27 2013, 02:36 PM

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Need fellow LYN to comment and suggest via google docs link below.

Bottom line, manage to keep the cost way below than NAS 8 bay storage, with comparable outlook and features.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key...drive_web#gid=1

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post Nov 1 2013, 06:13 PM

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QUOTE(mrbob @ Nov 1 2013, 04:02 PM)
I think it really depends on what you want to do with your NAS. At least now you have figured out the hardware side of the storage solution, you need to also consider the software and workflow. The NAS features will depend largely on the OS and software you decide to run on the box.
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I decided to go for non-hardware raid route. Probably going to utilize windows server 2012 r2 with storage spaces pool. FreeNAS interface kinda messy although ZFS is more robust. And i need to get more memory for ZFS too.
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post Nov 2 2013, 01:15 PM

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QUOTE(mrbob @ Nov 2 2013, 11:33 AM)
If MS solution then there's no worry bout HW compatibility. You will have the advantage of testing out ReFS. Its supposedly an improvement on NTFS with build-in redundancies. Just note that Windowz is more resource hungry compared to other OS executing the same tasks plus you will need to defrag the HDDs every now and then. If you are proficient in Linux, you can do quite a fair bit with this HW spec. If ZFS is not your cup of tea, why not try Ubuntu/Mint with ext3/4? Runs more efficiently compared to Windowz.

For storage engineers, there's the consideration for capacity, performance, durability, reliability, power consumption and cost. You will have to find a balance between capacity and performance - the bigger the HDD, the slower the speed. And of course generally speaking, it will cost more to build redundancies and durability into the solution.

HW RAID card can help improve RAID performance however do get a UPS to protect against the write hole problem. In the worst case for the write hole problem, you can lose the entire RAID group in the event of a catastropic power failure and if the server happened to be writting to HDDs at that time. A UPS won't cost much and is a sure protection against this. Needless to say that if the RAID card fails, you will need to replace with the same model to access your data. If you don't want to mess around too much with RAID and just want minimal problems with max performance and still offers some reliability, then just stick with RAID 1.
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My data is not critical, but i do required some parity and redundancy. HW raid will cost double, the card alone gonna cost a bomb. Not to mention which die first, the raid array or the hdd. I have no problem with linux, and probably going to utilize LVM if go into linux route. But since i have a free copy of Win Server 2012 R2, might experiment with it first with MS fancy new FS. laugh.gif

Talking about resource hungry OS, im quite dissapointed with ZFS which is require 1GB ram per TB to perform at its best. I'm still looking if Win Server require that much resource as well as Linux LVM. hmm.gif
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post Nov 4 2013, 09:35 AM

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QUOTE(CocoMonGo @ Nov 4 2013, 08:54 AM)
Are you planning to use the server for anything else other than just pure storage? Coz IMO if just storage your CPU is overspec'ed. I checked the G2020 is a 55W processor, plus all the other components your power usage is probably hitting 75-100W. Not every cheap to run if you are leaving it on 24/7.
You do not need 1GB RAM per TB of HDD for ZFS. THat is only required if you are running de-dup
I also strongly recommend that if possible try to get ECC compliant RAM and MB

BTW what is the flashdrive for? If you are thinking of installing ur OS there my suggestion is to forget about it and get a HDD instead. You can get those 2.5" ones for cheap.
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flash drive if only i run freenas. For other os, i will be using ssd.

55w is maximum tdp, i dont think it will run on full load all the time. Going ECC and true server motherboard going to cost more and hard to source especially ITX. And i probably need to find hardware raid for that too and going for mini-sas connectivity. Consumer grade board itx have maximum 6 sata ports, i can expand it with HB controller that i already have up to 4 ports.

One server grade itx board that have 12 sata is from asrock. The cpu is BGA type, soldered down. But hard to source as well. Im thinking for flexibility of the box in the future. Having more room to expand not only the storage, but also in terms of purpose. Running few virtualize server might be possible.

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