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Re: [LUG] Which FreeNas ?
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- Subject: Re: [LUG] Which FreeNas ?
- From: Matt Stevenson <mrmstevenson@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 23:37:26 +0000
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Thanks Dan I remember that Backblaze article made good reading. Thanks for your feedback I am looking to where I would purchase Supermicro, other wise I may have to resort to one from these guys who spec it to order.
http://www.broadberry.co.uk/
Kind Regards
Matt
On Monday, March 9, 2015, Dan Smith <dan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good evening Matt,
> For Rackmount chassis I know SuperMicro have been a popular brand amongst a few people I follow on Twitter etc, however I have never actually seen the equipment in action myself, so hard to tell.
> http://www.supermicro.co.uk/index_home.cfm
>
> For disks you maybe better off by using WD Reds as they are dedicated NAS drives, however I use Greens in my home server and have had no issues with them so far but they are not even a year old so only time will tell.
> https://www.backblaze.com/blog/best-hard-drive/ - This was posted on the list a while back and it is quite interesting to see what hard disks work best.
>
> As for OS I use Debian with SAMBA, I have never touched FreeNAS so can't answer there.
> Take this response with a pinch of salt as this is my past experiences but also things I have read and had a brief look into, do correct me if I am wrong however.
> Regards
> DanS
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Matt Stevenson <mrmstevenson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> Iâm looking for a number of storage chassis options on linux for up to 4 TB small business 10-20 users, image files. Looking for fast reliable access with backup. We have been on Synology for a while and looking to upgrade onto a more professional appliance. That said I also am keen on building a chassis with a linux distribution and running FreeNas. Â
>>
>> So far am looking for a 1-2U chassis with 4 SSD disks and 2 - 4 port Ethernet for teaming. We are scaling from a desktop edition synology and seeing the opportunity to run some other linux services on the box.
>>
>> Found various website with Kit lists e.g.
>> https://b3n.org/supermicro-2u-zfs-server-build/
>>
>> Can anyone recommend good suppliers in the uk for host storage chassis and disks for this kind of appliance, is there positive feedback for setting up FreeNas ?
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>> Matt
>>
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