Just completed recovering a failed HP (P410i, total PITA) RAID-5 array.
It had an Offset, a startup delay, was Right Sync (if I recall). Truly brutal without access to the SAS SA.
The office uses an OLD DL380 with a "RAID-5 for fault tolerance" with either LDAP or AD. I believe the server may have or does host a Hyper-V, all of which I think TrueNAS Core does equally or better, faster or cheaper, with convenient integrated off-site backup, incremental & differential backup & ransomware protection.
If TrueNAS Core can't replace all services Windows Server now provides (still required)...?
LMK, as this series of questions likely becomes moot if TrueNAS can't completely replace it.
For which, the minimum likely cost will be the office's continued use of conventional RAID vs RAIDz.
I'm NOT a "SysAdmin."
I've setup >5 FN / TN machines...
Just never in a live server env. & never w AD / LDAP.
However.
Their off-site SysAdmin? Is very proficient at Windows Server, LDAP
(and AD and certainly many things we've had no reason to discuss.)
He's just never setup FreeNAS / TrueNAS nor AD | LDAP on a TN server.
Though, in reading the instructions? They don't look intimidating.
My guess is his fluency in AD will easily transfer to TrueNAS as he's already versed in it.
True? / False?
No Windows Server or CALs required? (True / False) ?
AFAIK, The current HP Server's use :
Goal: Simple, Cheap, Reliable (Double Parity (RAIDz2) w scrubbing / checksumed-Bit-Rot protection).
Any SysAdmin willing to GRADE the comparative-services & performance between TrueNAS & Windows-S
(obviously TN has superior RAIDz & built-in backups unless he gets ZFS on Windows Running ?)
It had an Offset, a startup delay, was Right Sync (if I recall). Truly brutal without access to the SAS SA.
The office uses an OLD DL380 with a "RAID-5 for fault tolerance" with either LDAP or AD. I believe the server may have or does host a Hyper-V, all of which I think TrueNAS Core does equally or better, faster or cheaper, with convenient integrated off-site backup, incremental & differential backup & ransomware protection.
If TrueNAS Core can't replace all services Windows Server now provides (still required)...?
LMK, as this series of questions likely becomes moot if TrueNAS can't completely replace it.
For which, the minimum likely cost will be the office's continued use of conventional RAID vs RAIDz.
I'm NOT a "SysAdmin."
I've setup >5 FN / TN machines...
Just never in a live server env. & never w AD / LDAP.
However.
Their off-site SysAdmin? Is very proficient at Windows Server, LDAP
(and AD and certainly many things we've had no reason to discuss.)
He's just never setup FreeNAS / TrueNAS nor AD | LDAP on a TN server.
Though, in reading the instructions? They don't look intimidating.
My guess is his fluency in AD will easily transfer to TrueNAS as he's already versed in it.
True? / False?
No Windows Server or CALs required? (True / False) ?
AFAIK, The current HP Server's use :
• AD (Active Directory) or LDAP
• Limited (if any) Hyper-V usage.
• Limited (if any) Hyper-V usage.
• Hosting Files / Folders (NAS)
(has possibly ran Hyper-V's, but I've never been to their office)
ALL of which I believe TrueNAS Core not only does, but performs better on equal hardware (for less).• In ~3y when his Win Server 2012 expires it'll be addressed as an emergency / surprise.
• Office suffered a RansomWare attack ~3 weeks prior to the RAID-5's 2nd HD failing.
• The 600 GB 10k rpm drives had 42,000 hours on them. Suggested replacing with SATA SSD.
• TrueNAS would avoid loss of updates in 3y & all Win Server + CAL costs (for ≤ 8 users).
Goal: Simple, Cheap, Reliable (Double Parity (RAIDz2) w scrubbing / checksumed-Bit-Rot protection).
Any SysAdmin willing to GRADE the comparative-services & performance between TrueNAS & Windows-S
(obviously TN has superior RAIDz & built-in backups unless he gets ZFS on Windows Running ?)
TrueNAS Core | Graded Categories (5 = Best) | Windows-S 2012 |
Score: 1 - 5 | RAID Perf / Reliability | Score: 1 - 5 |
Score: 1 - 5 | Networking Reliability | Score: 1 - 5 |
Score: 1 - 5 | LDAP / AD | Score: 1 - 5 |
Score: 1 - 5 | Hyper-V usage | Score: 1 - 5 |
Score: 1 - 5 | Hosting Files / Folders (NAS) | Score: 1 - 5 |
Score: 1 - 5 | Performance (speed) per spec | Score: 1 - 5 |
Score: 1 - 5 | Reliability | Score: 1 - 5 |
Score: 1 - 5 | RansomWare, Malware, Virus | Score: 1 - 5 |
Score: 1 - 5 | Ease of Keeping Backed up | Score: 1 - 5 |
Score: 1 - 5 | Difficulty setting up AD / LDAP if Familiar on either OS the FIRST TIME setting it up on the other OS | Score: 1 - 5 |