Hi!
I'm looking to extend the lifetime of my QNAP 509 Pro, since QNAP is dropping their support for these outdated models. So I thought I'd give OMV a go after trying Unraid! Did a test earlier today installing OMV on a USB stick and booting from that, everything seemed in order. Now I'm looking to install OMV in a more permanent fashion. Since I've upgraded this QNAP before (to a Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 and 2GB RAM), I've got an 8GB IDE Flash Module I could install OMV on, instead of the default 128MB that came with the QNAP. But seeing as it's still a flash module, I'm not sure it's the way to go. It does support wear-leveling, though (http://docs-europe.electrocomp…0d86/0900766b80d8619c.pdf). Perhaps running OMV on it with the Flash Memory plugin could be an option?
I read in another thread that someone opted for a sata port multiplier. The number of sata ports isn't a problem for me, since I got the QNAP 509 version which has a mobo similar to the QNAP 809. Meaning it's a five bay enclosure with 8 sata ports, making space for an extra disk an issue.
I'm not looking to do anything fancy with the NAS; media storage and transmission, mainly.
Any suggestions?
Cheers!