Hi folks,
This is my very first post in the forums, I want to ask about this setup I do have, what HBA should I get and if I can do certain things I will try to explain.
So far all of this components are spare parts from computers I did own or my son own, I have not spent a penny in this ones.
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Pro X
CPU: Intel 11700kf
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212
Ram: Corsair 4x16gb DDR4 3200mhz Vengeance
PSU: Corsair 750w
M.2: 1x Samsung 970 (3.0), 1x Crucial 500gb (3.0)
GPU: Nvidia Quadro P400
HDD: 6x 14tb, 5x18tb
Only thing I bought was a
Case: Fractal Define 7 XL
So far I said, why not build something I can use for.
I do have the HDD in old WD/Synology NAS devices, I want to move all of them into this truenas system.
I got the system built already truenas is up and running in the Crucial 500gb M.2 (I wonder if this is too much of a disk for a os, is just it was a spare disk I was not using), the Samsung is installed but is unused in truenas currently. And I haven’t moved all the disks yet since I’m doing a mass backup before moving to create a new zpool in the system.
The only thing I do not have, is the HBA, I have not idea what kind of card should I get, the plan is to keep adding disks to reach capacity of 20 disk in the case, I will start with those 11 I do have (6x14tb, 5x18tb)
If anyone has a recommendation of which HBA should I get I will appreciate any help.
Another thing is, if I a start with a raidz1 5x14tb (vdev) and raidz1 5x18tb (vdev) in the same pool, could I expand both once I get my hands on the sixth 18tb disk?
What should I do with the M2 of 1tb?
I really appreciate any comments folks
Thanks in advanced