Hey Guys,
Starting yet another NAS build thread.
I'm looking for mobo/cpu platforms for a freenas build which fit my requirements but are also financially concious.
Some requirements
- Will run freenas exclusively.
- I have 6x sata drives to use. Potentially some sata SSDs for caching. Must have 6+ sata ports or PCIE expansion lanes available for controller.
- 10gbe networking is required. This can be via an expansion card if lanes are available.
- IPMI is required
- Power consumption matters. No need for a 150w TDP CPU. I expect this unit to be on 24/7
From the little research ive done there are a few nice looking mini itx boards on the horizon.
This one would be super nice - ASRock Rack > X570D4I-2T
But probably overkill and expensive.
Is there a specific platform you would recommend? Atom? PentiumD? It doesn't have to be microitx.
A good deal on a motherboard from an older generation platform but still without crazy TDP would be pretty tempting.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Starting yet another NAS build thread.
I'm looking for mobo/cpu platforms for a freenas build which fit my requirements but are also financially concious.
Some requirements
- Will run freenas exclusively.
- I have 6x sata drives to use. Potentially some sata SSDs for caching. Must have 6+ sata ports or PCIE expansion lanes available for controller.
- 10gbe networking is required. This can be via an expansion card if lanes are available.
- IPMI is required
- Power consumption matters. No need for a 150w TDP CPU. I expect this unit to be on 24/7
From the little research ive done there are a few nice looking mini itx boards on the horizon.
This one would be super nice - ASRock Rack > X570D4I-2T
But probably overkill and expensive.
Is there a specific platform you would recommend? Atom? PentiumD? It doesn't have to be microitx.
A good deal on a motherboard from an older generation platform but still without crazy TDP would be pretty tempting.
Thoughts?
Thanks!