Actually this is a few questions in one post. I bought a TS440 Lenovo server to replace my QNAP NAS I've used for years. I bought two 6TB drives. The TS440 only has the chipset RAID (no card).(Intel C220)
History
I use my NAS for media/data ...well lots. I have it mounted on all my other computers through NFS. I play media from my media center with mplayer using the mounted drive (both music and HD video). It also houses all my data. Some programs work ok with having their data on a NFS mounted drive. Others I just back up or store there.
1. First should I use FreeBSD or FreeNAS? I use FreeBSD on my main desktop and (of course) enjoy it (Thank YOU guys). I know FreeNAS is based on FreeBSD.
2. My QNAP is just mirrored. Two 2TB drives. My freebsd uses the ZFS file system. I guess/think for best data security/stability. I should just disable the chipset RAID and use ZFS mirrored?
I just wanted some expert opinions before I installed/configured the server. Thank you for any tips/advice/opinions.
Future
I have/may use(d) it for personal webserver (used that on the qnap). I might use other X programs from it on other computers ssh -X. I like flexibility.
Thanks Again for any/all help! (and any other cool things you think of!)
History
I use my NAS for media/data ...well lots. I have it mounted on all my other computers through NFS. I play media from my media center with mplayer using the mounted drive (both music and HD video). It also houses all my data. Some programs work ok with having their data on a NFS mounted drive. Others I just back up or store there.
1. First should I use FreeBSD or FreeNAS? I use FreeBSD on my main desktop and (of course) enjoy it (Thank YOU guys). I know FreeNAS is based on FreeBSD.
2. My QNAP is just mirrored. Two 2TB drives. My freebsd uses the ZFS file system. I guess/think for best data security/stability. I should just disable the chipset RAID and use ZFS mirrored?
I just wanted some expert opinions before I installed/configured the server. Thank you for any tips/advice/opinions.
Future
I have/may use(d) it for personal webserver (used that on the qnap). I might use other X programs from it on other computers ssh -X. I like flexibility.
Thanks Again for any/all help! (and any other cool things you think of!)