Moving from Windows Server 2019 Essentials (home use)

[JRye.34]

Good afternoon all,

 

Here is my question as I could not find a direct answer, only various posts eluding to it.  I understand ZFS needs ecc memory (from previous FreeNAS installation), but will unRaid run on an i7-8700k with standard 3200 DDR4 memory?

 

I have not installed unRaid yet.  Currently using an older home built server (upgraded to Windows Server 2019 Essential last year).  This is running on a Dual Xeon X5660 2.80GH, 8gb x 18 DIMMs, on a Supermicro X8DAH.  2 LSI/Avago 9207-8i.  Currently have two main drive pools (one older and one newer) each running 5 drives, hot spare, mirror configuration (all about data redundancy).  Originally build 5 years ago.  I want to move away from windows server and to more current hardware. 

I am new to unRaid but am looking for a viable GPU passthrough solution.  From what I have read, either unRaid or FreeNAS (now TrueNAS) are the options.  Through multiple articles, forums etc, most of the information reinforces unRaid as a better solution for GPU passthrough.  But not as easy to launch ZFS (although there is a plug in now). 

 

The deployment will ultimately consist of full media, data storage, laptop and PC backups,  2-4 gaming vms for older games as well as current generation.

 

[JorgeB]

10 hours ago, JRye.34 said:

but will unRaid run on an i7-8700k with standard 3200 DDR4 memory?

Yes, and ECC is not required for FreeNAS, it's recommended, same for Unraid if you care about data integrity. 

[ChatNoir]

28 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

Yes, and ECC is not required for FreeNAS, it's recommended, same for Unraid if you care about data integrity. 

A difference is that people here will not complain if you do not use ECC.  

[JRye.34]

I dont know the answer to this either.....Windows server with ecc memory, how does that compare to the zfs pluggin for unRaid?