Building my 1st NAS. Planned equipment & software:
Case:
Was planning on the Norco 2212. Reasons:
Other options for case:
Quesions re: Norco 2212:
Thanks in advance for all the help.
- FreeNAS 0.8 with ZFS
- Supermicro X9SCM-F
- Intel Xeon E3-1230
- 8 Gb ECC Ram (research incomplete)
- 6x Seagate Barracute Green 2.0Tb hard drives
Case:
Was planning on the Norco 2212. Reasons:
- Cost
- Hot swap x12. Initial build = 6 hard drives. Want ability to expand to 12 hard drives.
- Sata3 (6.0) support. Not planning on needing this currently, but instead for future.
Other options for case:
- 4U Norco case
- Lian Li PC-A70F
- Fractal Design XL
Quesions re: Norco 2212:
- Is mounting with "new" RL-26 rails a problem? Apparently this has been an issue in the past (http://forums.servethehome.com/showthread.php?276-Racking-a-Norco-4220/page3) Tun, can you provide an update after you receive the 2212? I have 2x Raxxess KAR-40-28 (http://www.wayfair.com/Raxxess-KAR-enclosed-Rack-KAR-RX1010.html). Don't have accurate dimensions of my rack, but will measure when I get back home.
- Racks and potentially 2212 will be located in unfinished part of basement. This is adjacent to our home theater (which has Batt insulation for sound). I realize the 2212 will be loud, but I don't think this will be an issue given location (and can swap out for quieter fans if need be). Anyone own the 2212 and can comment on noise level?
- Fractal design & Lian Li cases have dust filters. This is lacking with the 2212. Main concern with case is protecting hard drives. 2nd concern is ease of drive replacement. Will lack of dust filters on 2212 be detrimental to hard drives?
- On another forum, I read about possible problems given 2U size of case. Apparently "full height" add-on boards will not fit in a 2U case. I don't know what card needs I will have in the future. Supermicro has 6x onboard SATA, so this will support my current 6 hard drives. If I upgrade to 12 total hard drives, I will need more SATA ports. I assume this can be addressed with a card that will fit in a 2U case? Something like the LSI SAS 9211? Will this fit in a 2U case?
Thanks in advance for all the help.