Build a "NAS" with AM1 ?

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    Hi,
    I would like to build a "NAS" (with drive pooling instead of RAID, perhaps I'll change it on the future) and I've seen this configuration :
    - ASRock AM1B-ITX
    - AMD Sempron 3850
    - Kingston HyperX Fury BLACK Series 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Cas 10
    - CoolerMaster Elite 110
    - CoolerMaster G450M 80+
    - 3 Western Digital RED 3TB


    I have several questions :
    - Is motherboard and CPU sufficients for OMV ?
    - Is it necessary to use 4GB or 2GB is OK ?
    - Is it better to use 1 or 2 DDR modules ?
    - What is the better device to install OMV ? A USB stick ? A SDCard ? A dedicated HDD/SSD ?


    Thanks !

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    That motherboard and cpu is more than enough for OMV as long as you aren't transcoding or using a virtual machine.


    2 GB is fine.


    Doesn't really matter in this case.


    DEFINITELY NOT a usb stick or SD card. Use a hard drive or ssd.

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    Ok thanks for informations.
    No I don't want to transcode or use VM, just use it as share center.


    What is the minimal size for HDD/SSD to install OMV ? Is it possible to use a part of a HDD for OMV and other part for other ? Or is it possible to install OMV on a part of a HDD and backup this on others HDD ?


    You have talked about VM : have you tried to install an ESXi and OMV as a VM ? Is there a huge difference with performance between both ?


    Thanks !

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    None of my OMV systems use more than 3 GB for the OS partition. You can repartition or install Debian then OMV if you want to use the OS drive for data as well. Data just needs a separate partition from OS.


    I run OMV as a VM on Proxmox at a school of 200+ users. Runs very well.

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    By design, the OS drive, is dedicated to the OS and services will not be able to access the OS drive. You can do some work to make it happen, but I wouldn't recommend it unless absolutely necessary... There's plenty of options for cheap, small drives (eBay is a good source for 2.5in SATA drives in the 80gig range that are great for an OS drive).

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    I agree with KM 100%. I just gave up on telling people not to use the OS drive for data.

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    Another question : if I use OMV as a VM (with ESXi 5.5), is it possible to VMDK for system and VMDK for data on the same drive ? Or is it necessary to use a VMDK system on a dedicated drive also ?
    And is it possible to schedule config backup ?
    Thanks !

    No problem, I'll try to find a small HDD 2.5 to OS. Is it better to use a SSD instead of HDD or there is no improvement and it's useless ?


    And is it possible to use a USB HDD for OS ? Or it's not a good idea ?


    Thanks !

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    I use 2.5" hard drives but lots of people use SSDs. The SSD might speed up the web interface a little bit.


    Yes, you can use a USB hard drive for the OS. You may have to set a delay for the bios to find it on some systems though.

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    If it helps at all, I pretty much have the same system as you OP.


    I use the exact same motherboard and cpu, but different ram (2 sticks of 2gb each, because that's what I had lying around).


    I have a 40gb hdd running the OS on it, which I partitioned prior to installing to 2x 20gb partitions, in case of need in future.


    I then have one 4tb data drive, with all my data on it.

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    If you fill up a 4tb drive to that point... IMO, rather than looking at how to add a measly 20gigs from your OS drive, you need to look at upgrading your data drive.

    Zitat von KM0201

    If you fill up a 4tb drive to that point... IMO, rather than looking at how to add a measly 20gigs from your OS drive, you need to look at upgrading your data drive.


    I should have been more clear - I meant if I need that extra 20gig for another OS, or dual booting or something in the future. I probably won't.


    I definitely didn't meant using it for data! :)

    Thanks for your help :)


    I have a new idea but I don't know if it's possible : with the configuration describes (I can replace Sempron 3850 by Athlon 5350 if necessary and replace 4GB RAM by 8GB), is it possible to install an ESXi to a part of a dedicated HDD, use other part of this HDD as datastore (to store VM HDD) and create a VM for OMV and a VM for Windows 8.1 ?


    Any advice would be welcome ;)


    Thanks !


    Edit : And is it possible to use USB 3.0 with OMV ? Could I transfer from external USB 3.0 HDD to HDD managed by OMV ?


    Edit 2 : If I don't use ESXi, is it possible to install OMV on Ubuntu and use Ubuntu system with OMV like a classic PC ? Or system must be dedicated to OMV ?

    Ok thanks for Ubuntu ;)


    So is it possible to manage file transfer from external HDD to OMV HDD directly with OMV (with USB 3.0 ?) ? Or is it necessary to transfer files with another system ?

    You can use the extplorer plugin for that.


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