simworksbrian

Hi all, I'm looking to add more storage to my server that's full of 4 internal drives. It's an HP Proliant DL360e 1u with 4 hard drive bays. I'm interested in getting a disk shelf (any recommendations? Does it need to be an HP disk shelf?) How do I hook it up to an HP Proliant DL360e g8 server? Do I just need to get a SAS host bus adapter, and hook it up to the disk shelf with external SAS cables? Does the SAS Host bus adapter need to be an HP branded one? Or are more PCI ones compatible with an HP DL360e g8? When the sas cable is connected to the two servers, should I get the same raid controller for the disk shelf? Do raid controllers typically come with a disk shelf? Or is a raid controller needed if I'm using a HBA? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Please keep the wording/terms as simple as possible. I just built my first server and I'm still pretty dumb on this stuff. Also, I bought 2 sticks of RAM and none match what is currently in my server. (Here's what I have - https://imgur.com/a/PJPyJ7U) If anyone can help me purchase more it'd be greatly appreciated. Will any ram work as long as it's 10600R speed at 8GB? Shoot me links to recommendations. Have a great day!

thank you so much!

Thanks for the info. Now, this is where I get lost. How could I go about a debian server (CLI, what is CLI? Fancy word oooo) Do I install a desktop NAS gui to manage the NAS there? What is this GUI used for? Or is this GUI used for the whole computer to manage everything? What is QEMU+virt-manager? Is installing ZFS easy? I really appreciate it so far. Would this be compatible with the server i listed above? Do I need more RAM? etc etc

thank you for a very simple reply, I may do some virtualization down the road, but my primary focus is storage/backup, etc. If I decide to have other options available besides a NAS as the main gig, what options are available? Are they free?

Hi all, this is really intimidating but I've been wanting to build my own storage server for a long time. I'm about to build my first server, and have the majority of parts spec'd out. I just have a few questions/concerns if I can run them by everyone I'd appreciate it. It's also my first post on the forum lol. Basically, I want to use this server for data storage purposes. I have no need for virtualization currently. My first concern, is I see some people go around saying on Reddit I shouldn't use FreeNAS not being used as a 'server os'. The reply continued with - " FreeNAS isn't a server OS. It's very capable as a NAS, but you'll run into problems sooner or later if you try to treat it like an actual server. You might be better off using Debian (Server) + KVM." But what confused me, is Snazzy Labs video "I Built a HUGE 336TB Server Without Linus Tech Tips!" stated that he had a similar (if not the same) server to what I am looking at, and he stated he was using the operating system FreeNAS, and not much else was elaborated on. I basically want to hook everything up, and have an easy time installing the software needed so I can have proper data storage. Is Snazzy Right? Should I just get the HP Proliant, get drives, and install FreeNAS? Is it done like a regular PC? Flash Drive, ISO image, set boot drive, and install the operating system? As for my parts : HP Proliant DL360 G8 Server TP-Link 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch Raising Electronics 27U 4 Post Open Frame Server Rack CyberPower OR500LCDRM1U Smart App LCD UPS System Are all okay? Do you have any better recommendations? I'm on a tight budget. Again, my main concern is how to install the OS, what OS to install (I Need something simple, I am new to NAS software and what have you), etc Thanks everyone in advance! Brian