Update:
I have replaced the Perc5i with a Perc6i.
Order the WD RED Drives.
System is up and running... Everything went smooth... Very Happy with the system so far.
Thanks for all the comments and helping me make the right decision on the Hard Drives.
FYI, This Fractal Case is super quite...
Hello Everyone, I'm in the process of building a Low Cost NAS sever with OMV. I have a bunch of extra equipment laying around that I don't use right now that is collecting dust and figured I would build an open source NAS to replace the Iomega IX-300d that I have right now. I will be using the IX-300d as an rsync backup NAS server for my new build. The list below is what I plan on build in the next few weeks and would like some input. Please see the following items below that I will be using for my NAS Build. Will be running in Raid 10 on Hardware raid config. ( Not a big fan of software RAID on low powered CPU systems do to the overhead that is required, plus I already have the hardware.)
Low Cost NAS Build
(Existing Hardware on Hand)
Motherboard ($59) = ECS 1037U Based http://www.newegg.com/Product/…aspx?Item=N82E16813135350
Memory ($35) =4GB DDR3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/…aspx?Item=N82E16820231394
Raid Controller Card ($50) = Perc5i bought on Ebay.... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-P…ain_0&hash=item3cd8bafe9d
SAS to Sata Cables (2x $8 = $16) SAS to Sata Adapters http://www.newegg.com/Product/….aspx?Item=9SIA2UG1A47532
Power Supply ($40) = Corsair 430 http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-…rds=430+watt+power+supply
Case ($80) = Fractal Node 304 http://www.newegg.com/Product/…04-_-11-352-027-_-Product
(New Hardware)
OS SSD ($40) = 1 x 60GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/…aspx?Item=N82E16820226677
Storage HDD (6 x $53 = $318) = 1TB WD Green Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/…aspx?Item=N82E16822236070
Total Investment = $688.00
From what I have been reading in the Forums and a fan of Debian the above parts should work fine for my Homemade NAS Box based on OMV.
Please let me know what you guys/gals think, if I should replace any of the existing parts or if they should work fine. I plan on running OwnCloud on this build so I can have access to all my files, music and movies remotely.
Thanks,
Floos525
