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I want to run PLEX media server on Windows Server but I want my media storage to be ZFS-based. I am familiar with FreeNAS so that is my preferred choice for NAS OS.

 

My hardware is:

  • Supermicro MB
  • 8 core Xeon (Broadwell-EP)
  • 64 GB (4x 16 GB) 2400 MHz ECC Reg RAM
  • LSI 9300-8i HBA
  • 4x 8 TB HDD WD Red
  • 2x 120 GB Intel Data Center SSD

 

I was thinking I could run a hyper-visor and create two virtual machines:

(NAS) FreeNAS with 2 cores, 48 GB RAM and LSI 9300-8i pass through for my HDDs

(PLEX) Windows Server with 6 cores, 4 GB RAM and somehow mirror my two SSDs for the OS drive

 

Thoughts?

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Why not run Plex in FreeNAS?

PSU Tier List | CoC

Gaming Build | FreeNAS Server

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i5-4690k || Seidon 240m || GTX780 ACX || MSI Z97s SLI Plus || 8GB 2400mhz || 250GB 840 Evo || 1TB WD Blue || H440 (Black/Blue) || Windows 10 Pro || Dell P2414H & BenQ XL2411Z || Ducky Shine Mini || Logitech G502 Proteus Core

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FreeNAS 9.3 - Stable || Xeon E3 1230v2 || Supermicro X9SCM-F || 32GB Crucial ECC DDR3 || 3x4TB WD Red (JBOD) || SYBA SI-PEX40064 sata controller || Corsair CX500m || NZXT Source 210.

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Just now, 79wjd said:

Why not run Plex in FreeNAS?

Because I don't want to.

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