Hi,
I have searched and read on a lot of forums and blogs so far. My goal is to find the optimal NAS Distro that will fit my needs.
So far, I have used FreeNAS that has been quite stable with my build. The problem with FreeNAS is that I think I don't really have a choice but to use ZFS since it was optimized for it, but my RAM isn't ECC.
FreeNAS with ZFS filesystem also requires a minimum of 8GB of RAM which is the maximum I can have with my present build. If I am mistaking in what I am saying you can correct me, as in I am new to BSD and Linux and the filesystems they use. What I like with FreeNAS though, is the fact that I can setup Jails and host my own website on an emulated FreeBSD. I am also new to that, but so far it worked and I could setup a test site on Wordpress.
To be more precise here is my hardware configuration and a small list of my interrogations.
Hardware configuration (This is what I can afford, I can't change anything about it)
-Motherboard: Intel DQ35JOE (6 SATA connections)
-CPU: Intel QuadCore 2.4GHZ Q6600
-RAM: 8GB
-3 HDDs 3TB 1X(WD RED) 2X(Seagate Barracuda)
-3 HDDs 2TB 1X(WD RED) 2X(WD GREEN with the idle problem fixed)
-SanDisk USB Cruzer Blade 16GB
My interrogations on OMV are:
-Can I install it on a USB stick or on an IDE HDD? All 6 available SATA are already in use. I mean, from what I read I know it is possible but what would be the major drawbacks? FreeNAS runs well on a USB stick why wouldn't OMV?
-What filesystem would be the best to use if I want to set 2 RAID5s for a total of 10TB of available storage. Is it possible to set this up using OMV? Can I set RAIDs with different HDD brands like I can with FreeNAS? In the future, I will replace all the drives for WD REDs, but for the time being my budget doesn't allow me that luxury.
-What is the best filesystem to use if my RAM isn't ECC? With FreeNAS(ZFS), using NON ECC RAM could be potentially fatal. I don't care about losing performance if it's to gain on reliability regarding the build that I have. I know ZFS is not available on OMV and this is one of the reason why I am considering it.
-Can I set up a web server using OMV? Here, I am not asking for details, I just want to know if it could be possible.
Thank you.