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    RFC for a new FreeNAS build

    Thanks for the feedback guys! @bmh.01 I was actually quoted (by a reputable VAR) to use 64GB or RAM with 720GB L2ARC (3x240GB), but I want to get some clarification on this from them. IMO, that seems like too much L2ARC for such little RAM. Personally, I never considered setting up an...
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    RFC for a new FreeNAS build

    Greetings everybody, I'm in the process of building a new FreeNAS ZFS box for a SMB/SME. It's main functions will be Serve ~10 ESXi VMs over a mix of iSCSI and NFS (a few legacy VMs are still using VMDKs over NFS) Host some corporate file shares (SMB) for ~40 Win7 workstations Be a remote...
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    RFC on my new DIY NAS configuration...

    @pjkenned I'm planning on running OpenIndiana on this box and exposing it to two ESXi servers either via NFS or iSCSI (not sure which yet). But this makes me wonder if I will have any NIC driver issues with OI. Thanks for pointing this out. RE: RAM This will be a ZFS box and I'm afraid...
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    RFC on my new DIY NAS configuration...

    I'm more than happy with the specs of the box. Put it together with a X9SCM-F with integrated IPMI (instead of the Intel solution) and it should be rock-solid. So now I'm looking like this: Case: Super Micro SC826TQ-R800LP PSU: 800W Redundant (included in the case) MoBo: Super Micro...
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    RFC on my new DIY NAS configuration...

    First, thank you both for your feedback - it's greatly appreciated! @geiger Thanks for making a point about the case. After reading some reviews of Norco vs. Super Micro, I see that many people suggest to stay away from Norco due to build quality and lack of SES2. Now I'm leaning towards...
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    RFC on my new DIY NAS configuration...

    So this is my first post so please take it easy on me :) I'm in the process of building a NAS for a medium-sized company I work for and I would like to get some feedback from the community on the direction I'm heading. The server will be either an iSCSI or NFS datastore target for 2 VMware...
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