Hi All,
New to the forum and thought I'd post some experience here.
5 years ago I built a server for use in a dorm, but now it is time for an upgrade.
Like the previous server, the new one had to be as low-powered as I dared to go without sacrificing network speed. I opted to go for the new Avoton and hoped it was for the best. The specs are:
MB & CPU: Asrock C2750D4I
RAM: 4 x 8GB Kingston KVR16LE11/8EF, ECC
PSU: Seasonic Platinum Fanless Series - 520W
HDD's: 6 x WD Red WD30EFRX 3 TB
System drive: SanDisk Cruzer Fit USB 16GB
Cabinet: Cooler Master Centurion 590 (from the old server)
OS: FreeNAS 9.2.1 x64
The system is right now running, but thought I'd share some more.
So before starting any OS installation, I updated the BIOS on the MB to the latest (v1.80) from Asrock - I had heard of people having trouble installing FreeNAS on this MB, so thought I'd better do some upgrading.
The OS was installed over IPMI through a browser (you need JAVA installed for that). One thing i noticed was it took a long time for it to boot up the installation media - maybe because it was over IPMI, dunno. But running through the installation progress, I found no particular issues. I just pointed the installer to the SanDisk USB flash and it installed without much issues.
As this is my first experience with FreeBSD, FreeNAS and ZFS, I still have a lot to learn. I don't really do in benchmarks, but if you guys want me to (and tell me how) I would be glad to try something out.
The setup:
Im sure a lot of improvements can be done over time, but I still have a lot to learn. But for those thinking of getting an Avoton for NAS, it seems to be doing a good job. And for those doubting FreeNAS could boot on this MB, it has just been proven. I'll keep updates coming in.
New to the forum and thought I'd post some experience here.
5 years ago I built a server for use in a dorm, but now it is time for an upgrade.
Like the previous server, the new one had to be as low-powered as I dared to go without sacrificing network speed. I opted to go for the new Avoton and hoped it was for the best. The specs are:
MB & CPU: Asrock C2750D4I
RAM: 4 x 8GB Kingston KVR16LE11/8EF, ECC
PSU: Seasonic Platinum Fanless Series - 520W
HDD's: 6 x WD Red WD30EFRX 3 TB
System drive: SanDisk Cruzer Fit USB 16GB
Cabinet: Cooler Master Centurion 590 (from the old server)
OS: FreeNAS 9.2.1 x64
The system is right now running, but thought I'd share some more.
So before starting any OS installation, I updated the BIOS on the MB to the latest (v1.80) from Asrock - I had heard of people having trouble installing FreeNAS on this MB, so thought I'd better do some upgrading.
The OS was installed over IPMI through a browser (you need JAVA installed for that). One thing i noticed was it took a long time for it to boot up the installation media - maybe because it was over IPMI, dunno. But running through the installation progress, I found no particular issues. I just pointed the installer to the SanDisk USB flash and it installed without much issues.
As this is my first experience with FreeBSD, FreeNAS and ZFS, I still have a lot to learn. I don't really do in benchmarks, but if you guys want me to (and tell me how) I would be glad to try something out.
The setup:
- HDD's configured in RAIDZ2 giving 11,4TB
- System writing speeds is around 80MB/s from my 1Gbit wired network through AFP
- Average power consumption over the last 48 hrs was 55W albeit most of the time in idle.
Im sure a lot of improvements can be done over time, but I still have a lot to learn. But for those thinking of getting an Avoton for NAS, it seems to be doing a good job. And for those doubting FreeNAS could boot on this MB, it has just been proven. I'll keep updates coming in.
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