Hello All
Starting a new NAS project and what better place to get advice than HardForum. I'm looking to build a NAS w/ 10-16 hotswap drive chassis, Raid 6, easily expandable, and gives the best throughput on our network. Expandability and throughput will be the main focus. If I fill up a chassis i want to be able to connect another chassis and continue on. I will also need fast file transfers in and out. Mainly moving large video files by network share and ftp.
As far as hardware I would like your input. Recommendations on Raid controllers, sas expanders, motherboard, OS (FreeNas?, Server 2008?,) is really what I'm looking for. If you know of other builds on this forum let me know. I appreciate any help.
Thanks
Starting a new NAS project and what better place to get advice than HardForum. I'm looking to build a NAS w/ 10-16 hotswap drive chassis, Raid 6, easily expandable, and gives the best throughput on our network. Expandability and throughput will be the main focus. If I fill up a chassis i want to be able to connect another chassis and continue on. I will also need fast file transfers in and out. Mainly moving large video files by network share and ftp.
As far as hardware I would like your input. Recommendations on Raid controllers, sas expanders, motherboard, OS (FreeNas?, Server 2008?,) is really what I'm looking for. If you know of other builds on this forum let me know. I appreciate any help.
Thanks