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I was looking into building a NAS for a few VMs to boot from as well as to have some iSCSI extents for bulk data/file server storage. The plan was to build a machine and run FreeNAS on it.
Well after looking into it more and finding that FreeNAS essentially demands a medium-duty server to run (Quad core w/ Hyperthreading recommended, Dual Intel server NICs, 16GB (!!!) at a minimum of ECC RAM and a server motherboard.... I started looking elsewhere. Trying to build a system that would match that ended up being a frustrating endeavor just to stay below $1000.
Thus, the system builder in me begrudgingly accepted Ty and other's advice here on OCN to look into a dedicated NAS unit. Which leads me to Synology.....
Do you see this? This completely destroys any thoughts I ever had of making my own FreeNAS. It's <$1000, has 8 drive bays, supports a multitude of RAID configs, has native iSCSI support, and a company to stand behind it. And automatic email alerts for disk failure.
So.... for iSCSI performance and quality of company support.... should I look elsewhere? Or is the guy to get?
Well after looking into it more and finding that FreeNAS essentially demands a medium-duty server to run (Quad core w/ Hyperthreading recommended, Dual Intel server NICs, 16GB (!!!) at a minimum of ECC RAM and a server motherboard.... I started looking elsewhere. Trying to build a system that would match that ended up being a frustrating endeavor just to stay below $1000.
Thus, the system builder in me begrudgingly accepted Ty and other's advice here on OCN to look into a dedicated NAS unit. Which leads me to Synology.....
Do you see this? This completely destroys any thoughts I ever had of making my own FreeNAS. It's <$1000, has 8 drive bays, supports a multitude of RAID configs, has native iSCSI support, and a company to stand behind it. And automatic email alerts for disk failure.
So.... for iSCSI performance and quality of company support.... should I look elsewhere? Or is the guy to get?