Posted February 13, 2019 I picked up an HP Proliant ML110 G7 and I'm contemplating how to set up my first server while I wait for my gigabit switch to arrive. I won't be using parity so I'm not considering FreeNAS. I'm thinking between OMV and unRAID but I haven't been able to find a recent comparison to help me decide which is more suitable. I could try both but that would be a lot of trouble and very time-consuming learning how to use both systems. I have 3x3TB DT01ACA300 in my main rig. I will be moving two or three of these into the server after it is set up and I get everything working correctly so that I can move my desktop into an ITX case. My plan is to gradually expand its storage capacity as 5-8TB externals go on sale and I can afford it. I need a flexible system that will pool the drives into a single volume and allow me to swap individual drives for larger capacities. I can't afford parity right now and will back up important data to an external. Most data is not that important. I have a SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB, a Transcend Ultimate 32GB SDcard (which can plug into the MB) or I can pick up a cheap SATA SSD 64-128GB with TRIM if needed.Specs: Xeon E3-1220@3.10GHz, 16GB ECC, 2x 300GB SAS & x2 250GB SATA, P410Why I want a server: move torrent seeding off my desktop because seeding a massive bank of torrents is resource intensive. share files to my wife's Macbook pro because it doesn't like Windows file sharing and her external keeps disconnecting. share kids show to the TV so that I don't need to run them from my desktop with extended display mode. Wants/Needs: low maintenance easy to use GUI headless operation after initial setup easy to expand capacity support for Sonarr, transmission/rtorrent, PLEX and headphones reliable file share with Windows 10 and OSX Which option is the most suitable for my needs? Gigabyte Aorus 15G :: i7-10870H CPU :: 3080 :: DDR4 3200 2x16GB :: 1TB + 2TB SSD :: Gigabyte M32Q :: Edifier MR4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 13, 2019 I don't have too much experience on the other parts of your question, but I'm not sold on running an OS off of an SD card, although a USB boot drive should be fine. Unraid is actually designed to boot from a USB device, and OMV has a plugin, openmediavault-flashmemory, to extend the life of flash boot drives. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Desktop: Intel Core i7-11700K | Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black | ASUS ROG Strix Z590-E Gaming WiFi | 32 GB G.SKILL TridentZ 3200 MHz | ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3080 | 1TB Samsung 980 Pro M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD | 2TB WD Blue M.2 SATA SSD | Seasonic Focus GX-850 | Fractal Design Meshify C | Windows 10 Pro Laptop: HP Omen 15 | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | 16 GB 3200 MHz | Nvidia RTX 3060 | 1 TB WD Black PCIe 3.0 SSD | 512 GB Micron PCIe 3.0 SSD | Windows 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 13, 2019 Author 1 hour ago, BobVonBob said: I don't have too much experience on the other parts of your question, but I'm not sold on running an OS off of an SD card, although a USB boot drive should be fine. Unraid is actually designed to boot from a USB device, and OMV has a plugin, openmediavault-flashmemory, to extend the life of flash boot drives. The reason why I'm would think about running the OS off an SD card is because the HP Proliant ML110 G7 has an internal SD card slot. I know that some OS will trash an SSD as it treats internal and removable storage differently. The benefit of the SD card is that two-year-old can't grab it. Gigabyte Aorus 15G :: i7-10870H CPU :: 3080 :: DDR4 3200 2x16GB :: 1TB + 2TB SSD :: Gigabyte M32Q :: Edifier MR4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 13, 2019 Author 2 minutes ago, silk186 said: The reason why I would think about running the OS off an SD card is that the HP Proliant ML110 G7 has an internal SD card slot. I know that some OS will trash an SSD as it treats internal and removable storage differently. The benefit of the SD card is that two-year-old can't grab it. Gigabyte Aorus 15G :: i7-10870H CPU :: 3080 :: DDR4 3200 2x16GB :: 1TB + 2TB SSD :: Gigabyte M32Q :: Edifier MR4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, silk186 said: The reason why I'm would think about running the OS off an SD card is because the HP Proliant ML110 G7 has an internal SD card slot. I know that some OS will trash an SSD as it treats internal and removable storage differently. The benefit of the SD card is that two-year-old can't grab it. It looks like there's an internal USB as well. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Desktop: Intel Core i7-11700K | Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black | ASUS ROG Strix Z590-E Gaming WiFi | 32 GB G.SKILL TridentZ 3200 MHz | ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 3080 | 1TB Samsung 980 Pro M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD | 2TB WD Blue M.2 SATA SSD | Seasonic Focus GX-850 | Fractal Design Meshify C | Windows 10 Pro Laptop: HP Omen 15 | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | 16 GB 3200 MHz | Nvidia RTX 3060 | 1 TB WD Black PCIe 3.0 SSD | 512 GB Micron PCIe 3.0 SSD | Windows 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 17, 2019 unRAID is very scalable it must be installed on a usb drive and it loads into memory and runs from there very little read/write activity after boot on the usb My daily driver: The Wrath of Red: OS Windows 10 home edition / CPU Ryzen TR4 1950x 3.85GHz / Cooler Master MasterAir MA621P Twin-Tower RGB CPU Air Cooler / PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 750watt / ASRock x399 Taichi / Gskill Flare X 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz / HP 10GB Single Port Mellanox Connectx-2 PCI-E 10GBe NIC / Samsung 512GB 970 pro M.2 / ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 STRIX 8GB / Acer - H236HLbid 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor x3 My technology Rig: The wizard: OS Windows 10 home edition / CPU Ryzen R7 1800x 3.95MHz / Corsair H110i / PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 750watt / ASUS CH 6 / Gskill Flare X 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz / HP 10GB Single Port Mellanox Connectx-2 PCI-E 10GBe NIC / 512GB 960 pro M.2 / ASUS GeForce GTX 1080 STRIX 8GB / Acer - H236HLbid 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor HP Monitor My I don't use Rig: OS Windows 10 home edition / CPU Ryzen 1600x 3.85GHz / Cooler Master MasterAir MA620P Twin-Tower RGB CPU Air Cooler / PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 750watt / MSI x370 Gaming Pro Carbon / Gskill Flare X 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz / Samsung PM961 256GB M.2 PCIe Internal SSD / EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SSC GAMING / Acer - H236HLbid 23.0" 1920x1080 60Hz Monitor My NAS: The storage miser: OS unRAID v. 6.9.0-beta25 / CPU Intel i7 6700 / Cooler Master MasterWatt Lite 500 Watt 80 Plus / ASUS Maximus viii Hero / 32GB Gskill RipJaw DDR4 3200Mhz / HP Mellanox ConnectX-2 10 GbE PCI-e G2 Dual SFP+ Ported Ethernet HCA NIC / 9 Drives total 29TB - 1 4TB seagate parity - 7 4TB WD Red data - 1 1TB laptop drive data - and 2 240GB Sandisk SSD's cache / Headless Why did I buy this server: OS unRAID v. 6.9.0-beta25 / Dell R710 enterprise server with dual xeon E5530 / 48GB ecc ddr3 / Dell H310 6Gbps SAS HBA w/ LSI 9211-8i P20 IT / 4 450GB sas drives / headless Just another server: OS Proxmox VE / Dell poweredge R410 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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