Recent content by fusion5000

Thanks for all the info guys. One last question. If I were to need to expand on this setup, what is the easiest way to do so. Meaning, I run out of space on this chassis, and need to build another unit for more space. What hardware is needed to link the chassis/storage? Is that what I would...

Thanks for all the advice. More is definitely welcome. I looked at freenas, but heard/read openfiler performance was better. Please let me know what you think, since i dont currently options to test. Any other hardware/os suggestions are appreciated. Thanks Joe

1) Why exactly do you need a quad-core CPU for this NAS? In other words, what exactly will you be using this NAS for? Why Quad...I dont know...I thought being more powerful would be better. Basically it will serve documents, archive large video files, nightly backup of large video projects...

Hello all- I am in the process of building a 20 bay hot swap NAS storage unit, and came across this awesome forum. I looked at all the 10TB and greater builds and they are exactly what Im looking to do. I would like to build one of these with the following hardware. I would like any...