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No problem.  It wasn't that bad to figure out.  You had it all hosted so that I could just fork it and go.  The documentation was close enough even if some of it still mentioned PERL that I added a couple modules to my installation and it worked.  The config json files were easy to figure out too.  Any critique of code for something of this purpose would be pretty subjective, it solves a problem, that's reasonable code.
 
This is absolutely one of the threads that I got reading, and still come back to, the forum for.  May as well keep it going.  It's a great idea building thread for something that isn't gaming.

Just a general heads-up:
 
I was abroad doing a crapload of overtime during spring, which meant basically no private live in the past few months. The good news is that I get to take lots of time off during the second half of the year, so I was planning to get around to this in the coming weeks. Nice to discover somebody has decided to help out! Many thanks to @timdine (and, uhm, apologies for the messy code ).

Okay, so it took me 2 days to go through this thread.
1 think I did notice, a huge "upgrade" in CPU horsepower from 2014 to 2017. Guessing its because the NAS isn't just a NAS anymore, but most are now VM Hosts as well.  Learn a lot from this thread and time to start planning my own NAS now. 

Personally I want a homelab thread, where people can actually explain and show off their systems/clusters and networks. That's when I'll bother posting my stuff.

Here is my new all-in-one whitebox server. It acts as my router, server, NAS and gaming computer.
 
Raw storage: 63TB
Usable: 42TB
 
OS: ESXi6.0
NAS OS: debian 7 openmediavault + LSI SAS3008 HBA (IT) passthrough + mergerfs + snapraid 
 
Boot: SanDisk 32GB Extreme CZ80 USB 3.0
Datastore#1: SAMSUNG 850 EVO 500GB
Datastore#2: 5TB WD Black
Storage: 5 x 8TB Segate SMR archive
Storage: 6 x 3TB Segate PMR
 
Case Fan: 3 x COUGAR CF-V12HPB 120mm
Case Fan: 2 x SilenX EFX-08-15 80mm fans
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U9DXi4 90mm SSO2
PSU: CORSAIR AX series AX760 760W ATX12V
Motherboard: SUPERMICRO MBD-X10SRH-CLN4F-O
RAM: 2 x Kingston 16GB DDR4 KVR21R15D4/16
GPU: MSI Radeon HD 6950 DirectX 11 R6950 Twin Frozr 
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 (ebay)
 
Case: SUPERMICRO 846E16-R1200B (ebay)
Case Backwindow: Norco 4224_backwindow
Case Fanwall: Norco 120mm fan wall: ASIN:B0075790SO




After the fan/case mods the server is dead silent. The only time I can hear it is when the GPU fan kicks in. 


Server only uses 150 Watts at idle. When my desktop VM is running it uses around 200 watts due to the GPU power draw. 


I had to mount the WD 5TB Black drive inside the case because everything connected to the SAS controller gets passed through to the Openmediavault VM. I use the Black drive as backup for the VMs on the SSD. I also use it for jobs too large for the SSD.




I could only plug in one of the SAS cables because the GPU is in the way. In the future I will get a smaller GPU or just build a new gaming computer.




It's not a perfect fit, but it gets the job done. I have 4 large screws securing the backwindow to the case.


GPU passthrough worked on first try without any issues. I gave this VM 24 cpus just so i could take a picture of Task Manager.


Here is my snapraid config. I'm using two 8TB archive drives for parity.


It turns out it's tricky to turn on a desktop VM. My solution was to standup a small webserver that runs a PHP script to SSH into the esxi host to turn on/off my desktop. It's not the most secure solution but it works for now.

Kitty likes the new server.

In the old version of the forum there was an option to clear your notification list.
I used that feature a lot because when following a thread you tend to get a lot of notifications and i like to keep things tidy.
 
Over the course of the last few weeks i have been trying to find the clear button for the notifications but could not find it.
 
So the question is: is there still an option to clear the notification list or has that functionality been removed?

Here is the rest of the pictures its up and running at 4.2 GHZ and the 670 Boosts all the way to 1300 mhz :)  . Temps on CPU on load is 67 and temps on GTX 670 is between 69-71 .Its a shame to put the side panel on hope the window panel is in stock soon .
I will add in the finishing touches when i get a few more (paper moneys)  :blink:
 
Got a 27 inch AOC passive 3D monitor on sale for 230 .The 3D actually works brilliant on games that support it .
Trine 2 looks EPIC in 3D also Dirt 3 and Crysis 3. 
 
 
Anyways only built a PC because of Linus&Slick i used consoles up till last year  :lol:  :lol:  :lol: i had no idea how powerful a PC could be .
This is my first build so go easy on me .
 
P.S love the forum and all the live streams 
 
Life would not be complete without my dosage of  LinusTech & Tek Syndicate 2 Brilliant channels  :D  :D  :D

I am our ENTIRE family AND friends AND friends of friends of THOSE friends. 
 
 
I am constantly getting phone calls from my brothers idiot friends...
 
even my best friend is computer illeterate, heres a little story of what happened last week
 
 
the phone rings*
 
Me: Hello?
Friend: I just got a new computer, come over and set it up
Me: Cool, i'll be over in 10
 
click*
 
I walk over to his house and I see that he has a gateway box sitting on the floor
 

 
Me: You know I could of built you one for cheaper?
Friend: Yeah but then I wouldn't get word
 
facepalm*
 
I look at the side of the box and its got an i7, 8 gigs of ram and a 650 ti
 
Me: So what do you plan to do with it?
Friend: Facebook and stuff... Its not like its an alienware
 
facepalm*
 
Me: You know you could game on this
Friend: What?
Me: Its got decent specs.
 
I finish setting up the computer in silence, 
 
the next day*
 
the phone rings*
 
Me: Hello?
Friend: I thought you said I could game on this!
Me: Yeah, you can play games like crysis and junk
Friend: There are no games on this!!
 
facepalm*
 
I explained to him that you have to buy the games on steam or gamestop, so we somehow end up going to the mall to buy a game. I go home and everything seems swell
 
 
the next day*
 
the phone rings*
 
Me: Hello?
Friend: This game is not working, I think the disk is scratched
 
I go over to his house and he shows me that its not working. by putting the game disk into the tray, turning the computer off and then on again. And expecting the game to pop up like on xbox...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There are not enough facepalms in the world....

Exactly.  Years ago, if you didn't know how computers worked, you didn't use them.  Nowadays everyone and his dog thinks he can use technology, and when it doesn't work perfectly, it's the technology's fault, and it's time to yell at a nerdy "technology fixer" wizard to make the technology behave again.