tom k.

To be fair in the event I ever did want to, I'd have to buy another mATX/MITX motherboard anyway as I only have the one currently. That's the only reason I'm putting together that server, because I already have the motherboard and cpu.

I probably won't be, it's single drive and I'll probably just install a Linux distribution on it and use it for a web server or game server. Basically just reusing some hardware I have laying around

I updated the OP to include a second server (although it won't run UnRaid) and the UPS as advised by CHBMB

Even better! Thanks. I guess I could just sit it in the bottom of my enclosure, and remove the need for the power strip.

Awesome, that looks great. Is that a built in settings page? Or a custom plugin?

Yeah, I saw the recharge time at around 16 hours. Are they configurable within UnRaid then?

My load is at 34% so I assume that's 34% of 700 = 238 I think that UPS is rated for 5.6 minutes @ 700va, so if you're using 34% load then you're basically going to get 1/0.34 = 2.94x the 5.6 minutes which is about 16.4 minutes. I'm fairly sure that is how it works Using the APC calculator my system will apparently draw 396W at full load, so assuming I'm running at 80% load I'll probably get about 7 or so minutes. Better than nothing I was looking at rackmount UPSes but they're $$$$$

Question: How does the powerdown plugin know the UPS is signalling power down?

I've got one of these (the 700va version for £77.99) and if I get a powercut it gives me 17 mins on battery. I've got my Server, Desktop PC, monitor and switch plugged into the UPS outlets (4 have battery backup, the other 4 are surge protection only) Oh wow, looks good. I'll add this to my list then

Any suggestions that don't break the bank? I thought about buying one but they span huge price ranges (<£100 to >£1000) and I really have no idea what I'm looking for...

Are you having any other hard drives in this system? At the moment it looks like you'd be better off just running a desktop? You're going to probably lose 1 core to UnRaid

This is my first UnRaid build, and I'm using it to upgrade my current NAS to something that is substantially more powerful. I'm an MSc student, so require some server based software to hold my research data. It will also hold my media and serve it through Plex. I already have some of the hardware, so some of the costs are absorbed by that. http://i.imgur.com/o59DVQ2.jpg[/img] Let me know what you think

Hi, I'm planning a build and I have an OCZ Agility 2 120GB SSD hanging around. I was planning that as a cache - as I'm unlikely to need more than 120gb of cache on a normal day. However what concerns me is what if I have a need to copy a large bulk for files? Say 200GB. Do I get the 120gb of speed benefit then the remaining 80gb at array write speeds? Thanks

This may seem like a stupid question, but I'm new to UnRaid. I'm planning a new build and I have a HP Procurve 2810G-24, which supports link aggregation. The server I have in mind will have a large SSD cache drive (or SSD array) which may saturate a single gigabit connection. When I have multiple servers and clients connecting to this UnRaid box this will almost certainly be so. My current option for a motherboard (which I happen to already own - reducing cost) only has a single on board Gigabit NIC. My question is, if I buy a PCIe gigabit card (even perhaps dual or quad ports) can I aggregate all of these ports (PCI+On Board) within UnRaid? Thanks Tom

I also have an Asus P8Z68-LX, if that is a better option. How much of an issue is the lack of VT-d? I thought that was PCI pass through, or does it also prevent say plugin in USB devices? Thanks

Hi, I'm new to the community, so forgive me if I'm posting this in the wrong section. I'm looking to convert my existing NAS box into a rack mounted NAS running UnRaid. Currently I have windows server 2012 R2 running on a Gigabyte h67n-wifi board with an intel 2500k. I have an Areca 1214-4i RAID card, that runs a RAID 5 array of 4 WD Red 5TB disks (15TB of usable storage). Now this is ok, but the RAID 5 write speed is much to be desired, and using windows server is overkill considering the NAS essentially runs: Plex media server, FlexGet, and Filebot to move TV shows and movies into appropriate folders. I'm looking to sell my hardware RAID card in favour of a Areca 1320-8i SATA/SAS HBA that should give me the ability to install up to 8 drives (for expansion later). I want to install UnRaid, and leverage the 120GB SSD in that box as a write cache. On this I want to run a linux distro (preferrably CentOS) that has full access to the UnRaid array as its storage drive, using a 250GB standard HDD as a boot drive. Will my mobo/CPU support this? My main concern here is that the i5 2500k does not support VT-d. Is this a problem for my proposed setup? Thanks Tom