After some thought and playing around with my pfSense rig by using a thumbdrive on it in lieu of a HDD, I am thinking of doing the same to my OMV NAS when I upgrade from 3.x to 4.x.
I am planning to:
1. Do a fresh install, install it onto a 16GB stick that I have lying around
2. Get omv-extras and then flashmemory plugin
3. Set cron jobs to write logs to a HDD (which will contain files for other functions of the NAS like VMs)
4. Get omv backup plugin to write backup of the OMV OS to the HDD too
I am wondering the following:
1. Is this a viable setup? (As in, does this even make sense?)
2. Should I consider using another 16GB stick too? (So that I will be using 2 sticks instead of just one; I am even wondering about RAIDing them...)
3. How do I restore the OMV OS and logs in case things happen? (I saw the backup plugin in OMV 3 too, but am unsure how to restore from its backup)
4. What guides should I consult to help me understand what I can do better?
5. How much storage space do I need? (Need to know as I need to figure out if I really have to buy a 32GB stick for this instead of just reusing the 16GB sticks I have)
Thanks!