Built my own NAS box

[Homer_Simpson]

So I built my own NAS box to save a little money. Also to get ahead on the H/W specs and run my own NAS OS and utilize the ZFS file system, which none of the pre-built NAS boxes (like Synology, QNAP, Thecus) currently support as far as I am aware of.

Parts I got for this project:

Qty   Description   Unit Cost   Total
3   Scythe 3000-rpm replacement fans   $12.92   $38.76
1   FPS Group 300W SFX Power Supply   $39.99   $39.99
1   Silverstone DS380B NAS case   $149.99   $149.99
2   Monoprice Mini-SAS to SATA cables   $11.85   $23.70
2   Kingston ValueRAM 8GB 1600MHz ECC SO-DIMM   $88.99   $177.98
1   RioRand 15A DC Speed Controller   $10.99   $10.99
1   Supermicro A1SAI-2750F-O 8-core MB/CPU   $356.99   $356.99
1   SanDisk Cruzer 16GB USB3 Flash drive (for boot disk)   $11.19   $11.19
1   Dell PERC H200 (LSI SAS 2008) controller   $63.00   $63.00
8   Seagate 6-TB SATA drives (STBD6000100)   $199.99   $1,599.92
         
      Without Tax   $2,472.51
      With Tax   $2,670.31

I'm running NAS4Free with ZFS in raid-z2. Total usable space is a little over 30-TB.

Now I'm considering running a modified version of Synology DSM OS on it because it has got a wealth of plugins or apps and a nice user interface. The only problem is it doesn't support ZFS.

What do you guys think? ZFS with data integrity check? Or DSM with a boatload of features?

[supadupac]

how are those seagate drives doing? I have my nas box but I am running a napp-it server and currently I am backing up my stuff and switching over to http://www.xpenology.nl/ .. i thought about doing freenas or nas4free but i like synology's interface and clean look compared to napp-it, free4nas and nas4free.. i tested nas4free and freenas before but i didn't like it because it didn't run good with my raid card and passthrough cause I run a esxi server and virtualize my nas. I find it wasteful to dedicate one whole piece of good hardware to a nas..


youre nas was spendy! i dont think id ever use 30gb lol .. raidz2 is good.. if that many drives you should have gone raidz3 because it's gonna suck if two drives die on you at once

[Risingstars]

Running a server or what?

[minorcharacter]

Whoa, that's not your typical run of the mill hardware that the average joe will have.  You setting up shop for an online black market site?

[jetter]

do you need that much space for porn?  Great setup by the way.

[Homer_Simpson]

The drives are fairly new. Have less than 350 hours on them. No errors so far, but runs a little warmer than usual. Long term reliability is unknown. Taking somewhat of a risk by buying non-NAS specific drives. I don't like the fact that it already has over 700+ Load Cycle Counts in less than 14 days.

Thought about running ESXI and running both DSM and NAS4Free, but the MB/CPU platform doesn't support VT-d so no hard drive pass-through capability. I'm sure there are workarounds, but I have not investigated it.

System is just used for home storage. Already used 15-TB for movies (HD rips), program archives, game archives, family pictures, family videos, backups, etc. No porn collection. Margie wouldn't like that if she found out.

Was considering switching to DSM to make the box more useful instead of just a NAS box. DSM has plugins like Plex, Surveillance Station, etc that I could use. We'll see. It's too much work to convert over now.

[Risingstars]

The drives are fairly new. Have less than 350 hours on them. No errors so far, but runs a little warmer than usual. Long term reliability is unknown. Taking somewhat of a risk by buying non-NAS specific drives. I don't like the fact that it already has over 700+ Load Cycle Counts in less than 14 days.

Thought about running ESXI and running both DSM and NAS4Free, but the MB/CPU platform doesn't support VT-d so no hard drive pass-through capability. I'm sure there are workarounds, but I have not investigated it.

System is just used for home storage. Already used 15-TB for movies (HD rips), program archives, game archives, family pictures, family videos, backups, etc. No porn collection. Margie wouldn't like that if she found out.

Was considering switching to DSM to make the box more useful instead of just a NAS box. DSM has plugins like Plex, Surveillance Station, etc that I could use. We'll see. It's too much work to convert over now.

I think 3 TBs already big enough storage unless you a a video producer where you have mass amounts of data that needs to be stored. Plus you thinking about keeping the system up or are you gonna shut it down before you leave because that monster your building will drain the $$$ off you in a couple of weeks.

[Sifu]

I can see the uses.  If you can stream straight ripped blu ray with no hiccups I'd look into a similar setup.  Each movie ripped with no conversion tops 25gb.  Converting them isn't always fun due to finding a codec that every damned machine can accept let alone the time required for the conversion.  I would also use it for a render farm and media station.  Expensive toy for a media station but Id find uses.

[Risingstars]

Damn rich people. I'm just the 7-3 guy who barely makes it through the week....I really need to get my degree...Still got about 1 year and a half to go left.

[Envy2]

So I built my own NAS box to save a little money. Also to get ahead on the H/W specs and run my own NAS OS and utilize the ZFS file system, which none of the pre-built NAS boxes (like Synology, QNAP, Thecus) currently support as far as I am aware of.

Parts I got for this project:

Qty   Description   Unit Cost   Total
3   Scythe 3000-rpm replacement fans   $12.92   $38.76
1   FPS Group 300W SFX Power Supply   $39.99   $39.99
1   Silverstone DS380B NAS case   $149.99   $149.99
2   Monoprice Mini-SAS to SATA cables   $11.85   $23.70
2   Kingston ValueRAM 8GB 1600MHz ECC SO-DIMM   $88.99   $177.98
1   RioRand 15A DC Speed Controller   $10.99   $10.99
1   Supermicro A1SAI-2750F-O 8-core MB/CPU   $356.99   $356.99
1   SanDisk Cruzer 16GB USB3 Flash drive (for boot disk)   $11.19   $11.19
1   Dell PERC H200 (LSI SAS 2008) controller   $63.00   $63.00
8   Seagate 6-TB SATA drives (STBD6000100)   $199.99   $1,599.92
         
      Without Tax   $2,472.51
      With Tax   $2,670.31

I'm running NAS4Free with ZFS in raid-z2. Total usable space is a little over 30-TB.

Now I'm considering running a modified version of Synology DSM OS on it because it has got a wealth of plugins or apps and a nice user interface. The only problem is it doesn't support ZFS.

What do you guys think? ZFS with data integrity check? Or DSM with a boatload of features?

Hook me up with that 30 TB porn collection once you have it setup. I'll need the link to your NAS.

[r3b1rth]

What is a NAS Box? Care to give share some information?

[Homer_Simpson]

What is a NAS Box? Care to give share some information?

NAS is an acronym for Network Attached Storage. It is basically a computer with disk drives that exists on a network specifically for the purpose of providing storage for other devices. It can also provide other services such as a web-server, but it's main job is to host and provide storage for network users.