Hello, I have some questions about Network Attached Storage.
For school we have a project where we have to theoratically build a NAS. We have to choose componnents and talk about why we chose them and they need to cover some specific requirements.
Requirements:
Safe and redundant storage via RAID (we don't need to know what RAID is, we just have to make sure the system supports it)
Possibility to attach more storage via USB
Fast network connection
Large storage and possibility for later expansion
Quiet and power efficient
Possibility to boot from the network (I've heard something about Wake On Lan but I don't really know what it is)
Limited size
NO keyboard, mouse or monitor needed
Budget: €800
We've already tried to get some components together and we came up with this:
Case: Lian Li PC-A05FNB
MoBo: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35
CPU: AMD A4-5300
CPU cooler: Noctua NH-C14
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 (we didn't know how mucht RAM we needed and why)
PSU: Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 550W
HDD: WD Red 4TB
Fans: We changed the standard 120 mm fans for Noctua NF-F12
Total price: 706,37
Everything on this list can still change. Because we weren't sure about wether we would meet the requirements I decided to ask some people here who are more experienced here on this forum.
Our biggest problem is probably comming up with a justification for every component.
If you happen to know a thing about NASses then we'd really apreciate it if you could leave any tips or helpful responses.