We are building our own NAS server
One day I was faced with the fact that I had to change my desktop computer to a laptop. The laptop is chosen, but the dilemma of what to do with the data that is on the HDD drives and there is over 4TB of them.
The idea of a fast NAS server, but their price knocked me off my feet.
I started searching the internet and found two interesting ready-made x86-based NAS systems - Bingo!
These systems were FreeNas and Xigmanas (formerly nass4free).
However, xigmanas won by default in that you can connect NTFS drives and use them over the network. Unfortunately, FreeNas does not allow this, it is a system designed rather for much more powerful machines.
The system is there, I have disks, I had to find a processor and a motherboard would fall out.
After browsing through the OLX, I found the AsRock H81M-DG4 motherboard + 8gb RAM + Intel Celeron G1840 processor for PLN 120.
It looked like this:
Okay, but this cooling is going to be a bit loud so after browsing Facebook I found a SilentiumPC cooling for half the market price. I didn't think twice and my motherboard looked like this:
From there, only the disc is heard! :D
The power supply for me is just anything, because it is only IBOX 400W, but for now it has to be enough, I will probably replace it with SilentiumPC.
The whole thing looked like this:
In the following, I will try to describe the relatively quick configuration of the Xigmanas system
The idea of a fast NAS server, but their price knocked me off my feet.
I started searching the internet and found two interesting ready-made x86-based NAS systems - Bingo!
These systems were FreeNas and Xigmanas (formerly nass4free).
However, xigmanas won by default in that you can connect NTFS drives and use them over the network. Unfortunately, FreeNas does not allow this, it is a system designed rather for much more powerful machines.
The system is there, I have disks, I had to find a processor and a motherboard would fall out.
After browsing through the OLX, I found the AsRock H81M-DG4 motherboard + 8gb RAM + Intel Celeron G1840 processor for PLN 120.
It looked like this:
Okay, but this cooling is going to be a bit loud so after browsing Facebook I found a SilentiumPC cooling for half the market price. I didn't think twice and my motherboard looked like this:
From there, only the disc is heard! :D
The power supply for me is just anything, because it is only IBOX 400W, but for now it has to be enough, I will probably replace it with SilentiumPC.
The whole thing looked like this:
In the following, I will try to describe the relatively quick configuration of the Xigmanas system
Comments
Then replace this Seagate / these Seagates (?) With something else, because all this fun may end in the imminent loss of those four terabytes. [Read more]
I wonder what power consumption your set has. I would be more inclined to buy a second-hand nas or build something for thinclient. If the budget limits. [Read more]
I approached the problem of my own NAS differently - it is supposed to be a good, reliable computer, of course, with 2 disks in mirroring, with a passively cooled processor (I chose the ATOM motherboard)... [Read more]
I went in Intel Atom DN2800MT + 2x WD red 1TB, I installed debian on it, everything is after sftp, I don't need any more. Works for 4-5 years. No errors on the disks. I also added an emergency power... [Read more]
The disk is not equal to the disk, the batch is not identical, the materials of manufacture may be with a defect, anyone can fall. It's worth having a replication / backup. I've had mostly Seagate... [Read more]
I have Asrock on J2900 with 16GB of RAM and I'm pissed off because sftp doesn't reach 33MB / s ... sshd is choking on cpu. Equipment sufficient, but sometimes annoying. [Read more]
Overall, I didn't think this post would cause such a big response. [Read more]
for me it also started on a 1-core celeron s775, after a few years it ended like this; p https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/8780261500_1582238723_thumb.jpg https://obrazki.elektroda.pl/2475646500_1582238723_thumb.jpg... [Read more]
In thinclient, you throw the SSD inside, and you take the warehouse outside. [Read more]
how thinclient is only from usb3.0 era, 22nm and less. The older ones are uninteresting in terms of power consumption / performance, usually they have a controller with a TDP similar to the cpu ;) from... [Read more]
And what transfers do they have when raid? what if the processor will download 5w if it can't handle the raid? :D [Read more]
Do not use only EXT4 on NTFS shared drives. NTFS support is more resource-intensive than EXT4. The CPU will take some weight off and the transfers will increase! [Read more]
I have a Seagate ST4000DM000 since mid-2013. It cost half the WD of the same capacity. It works ? It works. I have two more 7200.12 1TBs that are about 9-10 years old. Also flawless. The most powerful... [Read more]
it was not enough to plug in SMbus? so far all SAS / raid controllers worked for me after this action. Eventually I ended up with 2x dell H310 reprogrammed to regular LSI with IT mode. I have a software... [Read more]
Hello I am at the stage of building NAS. Mine consists of the following parts: - micro atx housing with acer-veriton m4 (about PLN 35 + shipping) but cool housing because with screwless mounting of disks... [Read more]
Gentlemen, I am speaking from the level of experience, colleagues from the forum who deal with this plot will say the same. Yes, any disk can crash, but you can work with any other. However, when it... [Read more]
Intel Celeron G1840 is a tiled stove. If you count the power consumed by the disc and disks, it turns out that it will cost you PLN 30-40 per month. After a year, it would be possible to buy a NAS. I have... [Read more]
How about DELL branded WD Black drives? But I am still addicted to 2 disks and the zyxell operating system, here I can throw 4 disks, and do whatever I want with them, I can share USB disks, run virtualki.... [Read more]
In general, I do not recommend brands, because it is not known if they have software modifications. [Read more]