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On 5/1/2018 at 3:25 PM, Tward2 said:
I am currently looking at a Supermicro X9DRi-LN4F+2U System
Chassis: CSE-826A-R1200LPB
-Backplane: BPN-SAS-826A I-Path Direct Attached Backplane
-Bays: 12x3.5" Drive Bays
-Caddies: 12x3.5" caddy
PSU: 740 watt Power Supply PWS-741P-1R Platinum
Motherboard: 1x X9DRi-LN4F+
-Onboard NIC: Integrated Quad Intel 1000BASE-T Ports
-Management: Integrated IPMI 2.0 Management
PCIe: Low Profile 4x16 PCI-E 3.0, 1x8 PCI-E 3.0, 1x4 PCI-E 3.0 (in x8)
CPU: 2x Intel Xeon E5-2630L V1 (low Power) Hex (6) Core 2 GHZ
Memory: 32GB DDR3
Controller: 1x LSI 9211-8i
Any reasons this shouldn't work? I mainly use the server for Plex, Kodi and some file backups. I was thinking about removing one of the CPU's for right now to help with power consumption.
I am currently running a AMD Phenom II x6 1055T 2.80GHz. No problems with the processing but it runs HOT and uses alot of power.
I have a very similar build but only a 1u server. Don't forget if you remove one of the cpu's you will need to reconfigure the ram slots as half of them will be 'removed'. My build sits idle at about 50 watts ish so not that bad on power consumption
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10 minutes ago, ugp said:
The 5820K, MB, and RAM, and the last two disks were the only retired parts.
The IronWolf drives, SSDs, and Case I bought for this build. Drives added up quickly. I knew I wanted double Parity and I didn't want to go less than 8TB on those so I can easily upgrade the 4TBs later.
Oh okay, that makes more sense. Well best of luck for the build sounds like it will be awesome
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As @wgstarks said and also the video is very useful too :)
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You could use unassigned devices for the external drive and then use duplicati for the backup. I have heard that it can be used for this function. It is aimed mainly for cloud backup but I'm sure if you map the external drive in the docker it should work as you want
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Nice build, wish I had those kind of 'retired' parts
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5 hours ago, Thiago Porto said:
Hi Guys,
quick question.
Did you think this card will be supported by unRaid OS?
PDF: http://www.intelligentservers.co.uk/content/HP-NC550SFP-Dual-Port-10GbE-Server-Adapter-581201-B21-586444-001.pdf
Going by the drivers on this page for it (https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home/driverHome?sp4ts.oid=5154775) there is a 64bit driver available for red hat which is linux based so I think it should work as long as you have the PCI-e x8 lane available or x4 as backwards compatible. Wait for someone else to confirm but that is my thought process on it
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1 hour ago, NGMK said:
Connor Moloney, I have built many Gaming rigs and the gamer in me always have picking gaming parts and overpowering system. I do have 2 GTX 970s used in an SLI setup laying around and I might one day install one of them in the NAS. I do plan on having at least 10-16 HDDs if I manage to make them fit in that case.
Oh okay :) Well best of luck should be a good build
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On 5/1/2018 at 3:16 AM, DoItMyselfToo said:
I've wanted a NAS to centralize backing up of three MacBook Pros. We have several 1 TB external USB drives which is grossly insufficient. (You could still use these drives if you have the USB ports for it using a plugin called 'Unassigned drives' its super easy to setup and allows you to use external hard-drives that aren't in the array) I have considered a Synology box, though the prices seem quite high for the hardware. I've built several desktop PC's in the past before moving over to the Mac platform when Apple moved to Intel chips from Motorolla, so I decided to resurrect my rusty computer skills to get a NAS running.
First I considered FreeNAS, then Openmediavault. I came upon unRaid by way of a discussion in the FreeNAS forum, I think. After looking at the unRAID site, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed. One thing that stands out is the vast amount of helpful getting started information, videos, etc., which is arranged in a logical, step-by-step, fashion. Honestly, the videos on the various topics really make this seem less like work and more like fun.
So, here's what I'm looking at for an unRAID NAS build:
Start with this server:
HPE Proliant ML10 Gen9 - i3 6100 Processor - 4 GB ECC Ram
Transfer the above server into this case:
Fractal Design Node 804 Cube Case
Something to make sure is compatible, this case seems to be a m-atx case (looking on website) make sure that the motherboard in the server your buying is a m-atx otherwise wont fit in your case.
Add these components:
Seasonic Focus Plus SSR-650FX Power Supply (I wanted a 550w, but this was cheap)
16 GB Kingston DDR4 ECC RAM
Tripp Lite DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
Sandisk Cruzer Fit 16 GB
2 SSD Drives For Redundant Cache (Possibly Samsung 860 EVO - 250 GB or 500 GB)
Can confirm that the 860 EVO's are amazing drives for the price/performance/size ratio
Would recommend to anyone
Add these data/parity drives:
5 WD Red 4 TB NAS Drives (3 data; 2 parity)
You should also look at the Toshiba n300 drives they are very slightly cheaper will save you about £20 over the 5 drives
I plan to add 3 more data drives within a year.
Add more fans for cooling:
The Node 804 holds 8 fans with both drive trays in their standard position. The case comes with 3 120 mm fans. I plan to add 5 more and run them at lower RPM for noise reduction.
8 Fans? Isn't that a little excessive?
Q: Would you use PWM fans run through a PWM splitter connected to the PWM off the main board? Or different ideas?
Conclusion:
I've noticed that at least a few unRAID members have used HPE servers. This seems like a good way to get into a server on a budget with the deals out there from time-to-time, usually in the sub $200 price range, with an Intel i3 processor. Not getting into a Synology/Qnap with a processor at this level.
Have a look at bargain hardware, they do really good deals on ex-enterprise equipment for fairly reasonable prices
This server will be used to:
- Backup MacBooks through Time Machine
- Backup DVD's
Will you be backing up DVD's such as movies or home videos? Either way I would recommend getting the Plex Media Server docker as well as it is a superb media management platform. I use it for all of my media now
- Backup FLAC music files
- Run OwnCloud via Dockers
Thanks in advance for looking at my proposed build. Any input would be appreciated - suggestions, questions, changes, etc. After I get this all set-up, I'll post pictures and detailed posts of my trials getting this server running.
Hope you find this advice helps, other than that best of luck with this build should be good fun
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Where are you based and are you still looking? I bought mine from bargain hardware (http://www.bargainhardware.co.uk/) I got a dual xeon e5-2630 system with 48gb of ram with 4 drive slots for just under £700 so worth a look on there depending on what your looking for
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On 4/28/2018 at 7:04 PM, macmann said:
Also, I tried to create multiple USB drives with the unraid on it and it won't boot.
Have you bought one of the compatible USBs listed on this page? (https://lime-technology.com/hardware-requirements/)
Quite a few brands of USB can't be registered with Unraid meaning it wont allow you to purchase a licence or use a trial key
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On 4/30/2018 at 4:14 PM, NGMK said:
Corsair CP-9020137-NA HX750 750W 80 Plus Platinum High Performance Power Supply
Isn't this power supply a little over powered for a NAS?
The average TDP of this is 123 watts with it peaking at just under 330 watts under load?
Even overclocked a 750 watt power supply is a little excessive for this unless you're planning on putting a GPU in for VM passthrough for gaming?
Just a thought
Link: https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-i7-4790k-devils-canyon-overclock-performance,review-32968-9.html
Good luck with your build
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On 4/27/2018 at 3:33 PM, John_M said:
I don't have any X300s. I do have 15 in the MD04ACA series (mostly 5 TB but some 6 TB) and I like them very much. I hear they are better than the X300s though the evidence is mostly anecdotal. If I needed more I would get the N300 series in preference to the X300s as they are optimised for NAS use. The 6 TB and 8 TB N300s are £140 and £190 (in round pounds) from Amazon at the moment. 8 TB IronWolf is £218 at the moment, though I've seen it for £200 and 8 TB WD Red is £215.
FWIW, Backblaze found Toshiba disks to have very good value and reliability though they were frustrated by the barcode (of all things!) which seems to bear not resemblance to the disk's serial number.
Thank you I'll have a look at these drives and find the best offer later
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46 minutes ago, bally12345 said:
Both are connected to network switch and mounted as SMB shares on 2nd machine using unassigned devices, both machines have internet connection for plugin updates etc.
Just make sure when you configure your containers you map your shares correctly. You could disable the internet access on the storage machine but don't know if you need a connection for the licence to verify on reboot.
Do I need to map the shares as a specific mode? Does it need to be read/write or r/w/slave or something else?
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21 minutes ago, John_M said:
I suppose it depends on local availability. Here in the UK, Toshiba disks offer the best value in terms of cost per terabyte, then Seagate IronWolf, then WD Red, then HGST, though prices vary and not all suppliers stock all brands, with Seagate and WD being most common and Toshiba often quite difficult to source.
How reliable are toshiba x300 range? Looked at those and they seem to be really affordable and available on amazon (based in UK)
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4 minutes ago, bally12345 said:
I use unassigned devices to map the network location from the N40L and have no issues at all.
Did you do this using the remote share function? Do you have them both plugged into a switch or a direct connection between the two (I mean do they both need an internet connection as i feel storage box wouldn't need one?) Of course for setup and initial usage it will need a internet connection but can you configure a remote share without internet access?
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18 minutes ago, trurl said:
Much less expensive in terms of $/TB
Which brand of drives would you say is best for $/TB? At the minute I'm using WD red's but I have heard Hitachi ultrastar are supposed to be good?
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9 hours ago, trurl said:
Another approach is to upsize your drives to get more storage instead of increasing the drive count. More drives means more opportunities for problems. And larger drives typically have better performance due to increased density.
The only reason I haven't used higher storage drives is because the rebuilding of that drive (if it fails) would take significantly longer and also they seem to be much more expensive? The price would probably be worth it in the long run but at the moment I'm just buying what I can afford
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10 hours ago, BobPhoenix said:
You could use Unassigned Devices to map SMB/NFS shares and access the other system just like it was a mounted drive.
That help?
Would this work with dockers on the primary server? Would I just have to map the docker to that share?
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18 hours ago, John_M said:
You can certainly network them together as you suggested but that isn't the same as using one as directly attached storage for the other. What is it that you'd like to achieve?
I already have a powerful server which I use for my plex streaming and vm's, I would like to keep that as a 1u server with my 4 drive slots in it to eventually fill with ssd's for a cache pool for transcoding and cache directory. I would then like to have a second server which is much less powerful just acting as a storage for my plex library, computer backups from network, cctv etc
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I would like to attach two unraid machines so that i can use one as a directly attached storage device for the other. I was thinking of using two of the same 10gbe cards to do this with a sfp cable running between. Would be nice if I could do it this way rather than having to buy a new case just to have more drives
HP NC550SFP Dual Port 10GbE??
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Yeah you should be able to, it's no different to using a quad port nic and the onboard ethernet for management so I can't see any reason why not