So I have a Unraid server in planning. The idea is that it will serve as a NAS, Plex server and KVM for a Win10 client. I would like to get a feedback on the hardware listed below.

 

• Dell T7610
  • Dual Intel Xeon E5 2650 v2 (8 core, 2,6 Ghz 20 MB)
  • 64 GB 1866Mhz DDR3 ECC RAM
• Nvidia Quadro K4000
• Nvidia Quadro 4000 (may be exchanged for a GTX 960)
• 4 x 256 GB SSD for cache and KVM OS
• 4 X 2 TB HDD for storage
• Dell Precision 1300 W powersupply

 

This is my first attempt on a Unraid server and would apprechite all feedback on any foreseen problems with the listed hardware.

 

Thank you.

 

Are you running 4 SSDs in your cache to get 512GB of space or in an attempt to get more speed?  If it's the latter, it won't work with the cache pool (although you might get a neglible speed improvement as I think unRAID retrieves files from the cache pool drives in sequence).  If you're buying new SSDs and want 512GB capacity in your cache pool, I'd buy 2 x 512GB drives.

 

Similarly with the 2TB drives - are they new or drives you have already?  It'd be probably be cheaper to buy 1 8TB drive.

 

I'd recommend including a parity drive.

 

I don't game, but that looks like a meaty PSU for your system - I'd plug your bits into pcpartpicker and see what the power requirements are.

6 hours ago, DZMM said:

Are you running 4 SSDs in your cache to get 512GB of space or in an attempt to get more speed?  If it's the latter, it won't work with the cache pool (although you might get a neglible speed improvement as I think unRAID retrieves files from the cache pool drives in sequence).  If you're buying new SSDs and want 512GB capacity in your cache pool, I'd buy 2 x 512GB drives.

 

Similarly with the 2TB drives - are they new or drives you have already?  It'd be probably be cheaper to buy 1 8TB drive.

 

I'd recommend including a parity drive.

 

I don't game, but that looks like a meaty PSU for your system - I'd plug your bits into pcpartpicker and see what the power requirements are.

@DZMM

 

Thank you for your repoonse.

 

All the hardware is used. I have essentially scraped together free stuff from different places. The SSD's are intended for speed. I will include a parity disk. The PSU is standard for the Dell T7610. In time i will replace the disks, one by one, hopefully before failure.

 

I don't game a lot, but I would like to do some gaming if possible. Do the disks have to be the same size?

 

Thanks.

Data disks don't have to be the same size.  The Parity disk needs to be as large as, or larger than, the largest data disk.  Cache disks don't have to be the same size... but you frequently wind up with wasted space if you they aren't, assuming you want to run the normal RAID-1 profile.