Hi all
I finally want to jump into ZFS for my personal storage.
The same server will be running a VMware home lab to study VMware and Microsoft certifications.
I want 200MB/s + for storage performance. The storage will be at the same time a home media server, workstation and VM backup server, Time Machine backup server, DNS/DHCP/FTP/Web server, while running the lab VMs. So I need something reliable and fast.
Which hardware do you recommend, while remaining in a decent price.
I though going into SuperMicro motherboard under socket LGA2011 (E5-1620v2), 32 GB Kingston ECC.
Is a quad core enough for everything or a 6-cores would not be too much ?
I need something like 8 TB usable storage for the moment.
I think that a quad-port Intel i350 controller would be very nice for my setup. I could make a LAG with this.
It can be rackmounted (I'm also looking for a wall mountable 9/12U cabinet like this : http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtModelID=4266 for server installation and Cisco 2811 router and Cisco 2960s-24TS-L switch )
Since my storage capacity is relatively small, I don't think I need a dedicated RAID/SAS controller.
I also though going with Dell PowerEdge servers. Are those good for that usage ? But I must acknowledge I'm a lot more interested in building this server instead of buying an already assembled server.
I'm a PC builder, but I never built a server-grade computer. That's why I need your help. Budget is around 2000 $.
Thank you very much for your help.
I finally want to jump into ZFS for my personal storage.
The same server will be running a VMware home lab to study VMware and Microsoft certifications.
I want 200MB/s + for storage performance. The storage will be at the same time a home media server, workstation and VM backup server, Time Machine backup server, DNS/DHCP/FTP/Web server, while running the lab VMs. So I need something reliable and fast.
Which hardware do you recommend, while remaining in a decent price.
I though going into SuperMicro motherboard under socket LGA2011 (E5-1620v2), 32 GB Kingston ECC.
Is a quad core enough for everything or a 6-cores would not be too much ?
I need something like 8 TB usable storage for the moment.
I think that a quad-port Intel i350 controller would be very nice for my setup. I could make a LAG with this.
It can be rackmounted (I'm also looking for a wall mountable 9/12U cabinet like this : http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtModelID=4266 for server installation and Cisco 2811 router and Cisco 2960s-24TS-L switch )
Since my storage capacity is relatively small, I don't think I need a dedicated RAID/SAS controller.
I also though going with Dell PowerEdge servers. Are those good for that usage ? But I must acknowledge I'm a lot more interested in building this server instead of buying an already assembled server.
I'm a PC builder, but I never built a server-grade computer. That's why I need your help. Budget is around 2000 $.
Thank you very much for your help.