System Configuration:
Hi, rebuilding homelab and need advice on how to approach ZFS storage solution. It will be used for general file share, streaming media, web development, video surveillance, etc. Uptime is important so don't want storage to go down when host is being restarted or crashed.
Which is best for main ZFS pool?
On #1 and #3, if host or FreeNAS VM dies, I can quickly rebuild and restore access to data.
- 10 * 4TB HGST HDD
- ZFS RAIDZ2 using HBA adapter in IT mode
- Two systems available: Xeon 1245/1270 v3 servers with 10GbE
Hi, rebuilding homelab and need advice on how to approach ZFS storage solution. It will be used for general file share, streaming media, web development, video surveillance, etc. Uptime is important so don't want storage to go down when host is being restarted or crashed.
Which is best for main ZFS pool?
- ZFS on a dedicated system. Running FreeNAS, GUI managed, NAS only.
- ZFS on proxmox host. Native ZFS on host, CLI managed, hyper-converged virtualization.
- ZFS inside a VM on proxmox host. VM running FreeNAS with PCI passthrough of HBA adapter in IT mode.
- Other ideas?
On #1 and #3, if host or FreeNAS VM dies, I can quickly rebuild and restore access to data.