I am trying to build a Nas and realized my nearly $400 MB can't do raid 5. Is the High Point RocketRAID 640L any good? I am really not familiar with raid cards. If it is not can anyone recommend a 4 SATA port card that won't break the bank?
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this course of action seems to get Brutally complex with incredible swiftness.Run a NAS OS
Um. Ok.this course of action seems to get Brutally complex with incredible swiftness.
favorite seems to be to get a whole new computer to do all the harddrive stuff and use a network to connect the two computers.
second is creating a bunch of virtual machines on your computer to create a virtual network to do the same thing.
I see only ugliness in this, no beautiful solutions.
so far.
this course of action seems to get Brutally complex with incredible swiftness.
favorite seems to be to get a whole new computer to do all the harddrive stuff and use a network to connect the two computers.
second is creating a bunch of virtual machines on your computer to create a virtual network to do the same thing.
I see only ugliness in this, no beautiful solutions.
so far.
Sorry I worded it wrong. The plan was to run a media server like Plexi with in my windows windows system. I was originally planning on building a NAS system but I got too much idle power just sitting around on my main system.Um. Ok.
OP already said he was building a NAS. Run a NAS OS.
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That is the main reason I want to just use my PC for it. Not worth it to build a entire system or paying $$$ for a decent NAS. Really want to make use of that 5950x. Would it be the end of my world if I lose my data? No, but it will be a PITA. All my important files are backed up.He's not "wrong", but I think the bigger question might be.... do you need RAID? I say that because at least at the end he does mention backups. It's very possible that most people just want a NAS, and it doesn't necessarily have to be 24x7 "never failing". You might save a ton of effort and money by just making sure you have good backups (maybe).
Of course, it's also quite possible that someone doesn't even need a NAS (more savings!).
Then just install Plex server and add storage. Once you get it up and running and realize it's a PITA to keep your main power hungry PC running 24/7 just revisit this post to continue your dedicated NAS journey.That is the main reason I want to just use my PC for it. Not worth it to build a entire system or paying $$$ for a decent NAS. Really want to make use of that 5950x.
If you do not need to be available 24-24 (obviously by the fact you consider running it from your windows main machine) and the data is something like movies (that can be down for a while), maybe regular back-up instead of a raid would be better here.That is the main reason I want to just use my PC for it. Not worth it to build a entire system or paying $$$ for a decent NAS. Really want to make use of that 5950x. Would it be the end of my world if I lose my data? No, but it will be a PITA. All my important files are backed up.
a 4 SATA port card that won't break the bank?
I don't put a lot of confidence in rocket raid cards. LSI 9240-8i's can be had as new/old stock for very cheap on ebay. I have a couple, they work very well once configured. LSI 9260 has onboard ram and performs a little better for a little bit more.I am trying to build a Nas and realized my nearly $400 MB can't do raid 5. Is the High Point RocketRAID 640L any good? I am really not familiar with raid cards. If it is not can anyone recommend a 4 SATA port card that won't break the bank?
I would second this if you need additional ports. Pre-flashed LSI cards can be had for under $50 all day long. They make excellent HBAs.I don't put a lot of confidence in rocket raid cards. LSI 9240-8i's can be had as new/old stock for very cheap on ebay. I have a couple, they work very well once configured. LSI 9260 has onboard ram and performs a little better for a little bit more.
OP quoted raid 5, so an unflashed (IR) card would be warranted, which is supported by the 9240 and higher cards.I would second this if you need additional ports. Pre-flashed LSI cards can be had for under $50 all day long. They make excellent HBAs.
Pretty obvious that OP doesn't really know what he is asking for. RAID5 for a Plex server as a secondary function of a windows box is just dumb. RAID5 is just dumb.OP quoted raid 5, so an unflashed (IR) card would be warranted, which is supported by the 9240 and higher cards.
But yes, lovely HBAs, too.
Yes, there is. Thta said, it is FAR from ready and/or reliable and will likely be that way for some time.RAID5 kinda sucks. On a disk fail the resync is so stressful that you are likely killing another disk and lose the array.
Is there ZFS for windows?
I got 2 8tb drives ATM and will be adding as need be.Erm quick question, how much storage do you actually need/want?
TrueNAS is probably your top choice. You can find a ton of support for it online, though you may have to search "FreeNAS" to get most of the useful stuff since the name recently changed.Alright I am building a separate system to use as a NAS. Whats the best NAS OS to use. TrueNAS?
The next debate people will get into is whether to use ECC ram or not....but that depends on what file system you go with
Just keep in mind that standard DDR5 ECC is not what you expected from ECC in previous generations. Previous generations added an additional chip and could catch and correct both row and column errors. DDR5 ECC can only correct row errors. While it is of course better than non-ECC DDR4 it is not perfect.DDR5's internal ECC is nice, and hard drive's internal error correction is also nice, but without reporting to the OS, they're not really enough for full confidence in the system.
Heh, you /think/ you have clean data... unless you individually checksum every file, you have no way of knowing.I have never used ECC memory and have always gotten clean data out of my NAS when I needed it. Some music files that over twenty years old at this point. ECC is fantastic if you're on a server board and already have it. But I wouldn't go out of your way to use it.
the M.2 to SATA adapter works like a charm. Using it in my ITX build. FYI I went with the silverstone due to a bit better build quality and got it for 49$ before it jumped on AMZ. One thing is you don't have temp visibility in TrueNas Scale with it.my itx board has four sata ports, each with a 14tb hdd.
I have 2 usb adapters to swap in spare/backup drives.
the board also has 2 M.2 ports, one I use for the C drive, the other I am looking at for that M.2 to 5x sata port adapter.
9 x 14tb drives = 126tb
what is it I need that other NAS computer to do ?
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he got this one from ali express.
he talks about reading about heat problems on these so likes the heatsink.
sounds good, I have a little copper heatsink I got for M.2 that will fit nicely there on mine.