Need Help with a NAS Build.

[Buddha3211]

Hello,

 

I know there is a bunch of videos and builds out there but I have not found one that i am really looking for.

 

Currently I have:

• Asus Crosshair V AM3+
• AMD FX8150
• 8BG of DDR3 1600mhz 
• Power supply not deiced yet.
• Cooling not deiced yet.
• Case not deiced yet. (need help on this)

I'm looking to build a NAS server for home and were I can access it when I'm not at home. Also this will be used as a Plex server as well. I'm looking at using WD 12TB or 10TB drives most likely in raid 60 or 50. I plan on using 10 of these drives. My only concern is what type of RAID PCI card to use, Network card to use, software and case. I'm am to say the least lost on what to use. There's so many out there and I don't know whats good. Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks,

[LienusLateTips]

I can give you PSU advice.

 

Pure Power 10 is reliable and quiet. 500W CM will be enough.

 

How many drive slots do you need in a case?

[Buddha3211]

13 minutes ago, JDE said:

I can give you PSU advice.

 

Pure Power 10 is reliable and quiet. 500W CM will be enough.

 

How many drive slots do you need in a case?

Well I'm going to have 10 to 12 drives and 1 ssd for boot.

 

Thanks,

[LienusLateTips]

6 minutes ago, Buddha3211 said:

Well I'm going to have 10 to 12 drives and 1 ssd for boot.

 

Thanks,

This is under 200 CAD, fits 13 with more room for expansion in the form of 3 5.25" bays.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/r298TW/rosewill-b2-spirit-atx-full-tower-case-b2-spirit

[Buddha3211]

40 minutes ago, JDE said:

This is under 200 CAD, fits 13 with more room for expansion in the form of 3 5.25" bays.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/r298TW/rosewill-b2-spirit-atx-full-tower-case-b2-spirit

Thanks,

[brob]

Not a good idea to run 10TB drives in a RAID 5 array. A rebuild will take more than a day and while rebuilding any error will lose the entire array. RAID 6 is not much better.

 

If you are using an o/s like FreeNAS, a RAID controller is not needed. The o/s provides data protection.

[Buddha3211]

15 hours ago, brob said:

Not a good idea to run 10TB drives in a RAID 5 array. A rebuild will take more than a day and while rebuilding any error will lose the entire array. RAID 6 is not much better.

 

If you are using an o/s like FreeNAS, a RAID controller is not needed. The o/s provides data protection.

Hello,

 

OK, if i were to drop it down to 6tb drives and use freeNAS then what PCIe card would I be best off using?

[brob]

6 hours ago, Buddha3211 said:

Hello,

 

OK, if i were to drop it down to 6tb drives and use freeNAS then what PCIe card would I be best off using?

Even 2TB drives make for a pretty fragile RAID 5 array. 

 

Nothing wrong with using large drives, one just needs to use storage schemes that can safely provide redundancy of so much data.

 

The Asus Crosshair V Formula has seven SATA III ports, the Formula-Z eight. If you need more hdd ports, something like https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAD5G5N06278&cm_re=LSI_9211-8i-_-14G-006M-00003-_-Product should be compatible.

 

[Buddha3211]

2 hours ago, brob said:

Even 2TB drives make for a pretty fragile RAID 5 array. 

 

Nothing wrong with using large drives, one just needs to use storage schemes that can safely provide redundancy of so much data.

 

The Asus Crosshair V Formula has seven SATA III ports, the Formula-Z eight. If you need more hdd ports, something like https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAD5G5N06278&cm_re=LSI_9211-8i-_-14G-006M-00003-_-Product should be compatible.

 

Hello,

 

Well I am planing to use raid 50 or 60 not raid 5 or 6 so I will have some safety with a raid 50 or 60. But my issue is what OS to use and PCIe card to use. The one you listed how many drives does it support?

 

Thanks,

[brob]

4 minutes ago, Buddha3211 said:

Hello,

 

Well I am planing to use raid 50 or 60 not raid 5 or 6 so I will have some safety with a raid 50 or 60. But my issue is what OS to use and PCIe card to use. The one you listed how many drives does it support?

 

Thanks,

 

Decide on your o/s before you contemplate storage protection. If you are considering FreeNAS you should take the time to learn about ZFS, (the FreeNAS file system), and the data protection options offered.

 

The controller has two SAS ports. The simplest connection to SATA drives would be using a breakout cable, 4 drives per SAS port. But with a little additional hardware and cabling the controller can support up to 1024 non-RAID units.

[PARisboring]

First, don't use RAID5 unless you don't care about the data. Use RAID6 or striped mirrors. 

 

You're building a pretty big NAS. I would recommend using FreeNAS. In that case, DO NOT use a RAID card. You can use the onboard SATA controller, or a Host Bus Adapter. You'll be using ZFS for a very high reliability / high data integrity system.