[Cialug] Decent diy nas box

[David Champion]

Yep, if you want to turn on de-duplication in FreeNAS you'll probably need
more RAM.

For a relatively small volume without de-duplication, 8gb would be OK.

-dc


On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com> wrote:

> I would mention as well, that FreeNAS really likes ram, so more is better.
>  8)
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 9:59 AM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com> wrote:
>
> > These are pretty great deals as well:
> > https://unixsurplus.com/products/gpu-server-1u-
> > supermicro-3-bay-lff-server?variant=41179135444
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 9:48 AM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I've used an older model of these Dell T series servers for FreeNAS
> >> servers. This one has a quad core xeon and 8gb RAM, has 4 HD bays.
> >>
> >> https://computers.woot.com/offers/dell-poweredge-t30-intel-
> >> xeon-mt-server?ref=eml_w_nd_3_tl&ref_=pe_3185080_247127410
> >>
> >> -dc
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