New Build for TrueNAS Core or Scale with Supermicro X12SCZ-F and QNAP TL-D800S external Enclousure.
The Shuttle Projekt with the SW580R8 Fails because the Motherboard dies after 2 day of running and switching it off and next day switching it on but didn’t work anymore !!!
So i need to build an new NAS Head for the QNAP 8Bay Enclousure.
I found the Supermicro X12SCZ-F and i wish i bougt it earlier instead of the Shuttle Barebone Cost the same but without Case and PSU LOL.
The Hardware i need to use for now is:
Jonsbo C6 (aviable)
be quiet! SFX Power 450Watt PSU (ordered, Adapter Plate needed for Jonsbo C6)
Supermicro X12SCZ-F (ordered)
64GB Kingston FURY Beast DDR4-3200 DIMM CL16 Dual Kit (aviable)
32GB Vangence DDR4-3200 Dual Kit (aviable)
(Max 128GB Possible)
Intel Core i5 11600K 6x 3.90GHz So.1200 125W TPD (aviable)
Noctua NH-U9S CPU-Cooler (aviable)
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port 25GB Card (Refurbished)
Qnap SAS Controller or LSI SAS 9207-8e (Refurbished, with P20 Firmware)
2 250GB Samsung SSD 980 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 3D-NAND TLC (aviable)
(One for Boot and one as Read Cache Mirror probably not sure yet)
Also try to used this (it worked @ Shuttle Barebone)!!!
QNAP QM2-4S-240 PCIe x4 Card with (aviable)
4x 500GB Samsung EVO 860 M2 SSD (2x Mirror as a fast working Data Pool)
QNAP TL-D800S Hardware (aviable):
8x 6TB Seagate Iron Wulf Drives as a Storage Pool
Til now i had no luck to install TrueNAS Scale on the earlier Hardware got the Black Screen Bug or last time on Shuttle Hardware an freeze with the Massage “Initialize RAM Drive or so” after hitting Install from USB Device.
So i was able to instal TrueNAS Core on my QNAP TS-873 NAS Hardware and the Shuttle Barebone.
But i will try it again on that Supermicro Board let se if this will work
I use only SMB Shares for Windows 10 Clients so may be i don’t realy need Cache drives not sure for now will check this.
The Case USB3 Front Connector dont fit to the Supermicro Board.
Also the F-Pannel Connector, has only Power Button and Power LED so no big deal to making new Connectors. (RM 2,54mm)
And i found out that my Processor seems to be dead and not the Shuttle Motherboard, on Supermicro Board the Fans goes on but no Picture on Screen also not with an GT730 Nvidia Card
New Processor is on the way this time i got an I5 11500 (65TPD) for 130€
For an Nas Server enough Power i guess
If the New Processor works i get my money back for the dead I5 11600K (125TPD)
the Node 304 has USB3 ports on its front panel, but the X10SDV only has USB2 headers on the motherboard (the back ports are USB3). In order to connect the front ports to the motherboard you will need a USB3 to USB2 motherboard header adapter. Available for a few bucks off ebay
If i get the Scale Version installed youre Fan Control Script become handy
Btw, Nice Fractal enclousure you use, if i didnt had the external QNAP Enclousure already i gues i wiould also need to use an Enclousure with HHD Bays.
But for an Head Server only i like the Jonsbo C6.
I didn’t have place for an big Server Rack so no 19" for me.
Yes the board is realy nice, i needed an Board that fit in a small Enclousure with at least 2 X4 Slots.
Now i have 3 Slots so if i need more HDD’s i can add an second QNAP Enclousure instead off QNAP QM2-4S-240 PCIe x4 Card or even using bigger M2 SSD’s for my Pool with Projekt Data i working on (CAD, PCB and 3D Print files and so on)
And using up to 4 internal SATA SSD Drives as an Cache Drive if it become usefull (need to test it) Plenty of possibilities
Ordered this Adapters:
One Slotpanel still free to use on the Back one 10GBP/s Port for my Qnap 4 Bay USB 3 Enclousure
Thats crazzy i can’t get the Supermicro Board running!
But i was testing all componennts again with the Shuttle Barbone and now both CPU’s (11600 and 11600K) running there, also the Ram and the Powersupply but not with the Supermicro Board.
The only thing i did was i removed the CMOS Battery from Shuttle Board for some minutes and then it runs.
Did the same now with the Supermicro and still no Luck.
Realy Strange. Will now play around with all the Jumpers on the Supermicro may be i found the reason there or the Board has a big Problem.
May be need an newer Bios for the 11600 CPU but i didn’t have any other CPU’s for flashing
So the CPU and RAM are good. You don’t need a CPU to flash the X12SCZ-F, as the BMC can do that. If you can’t get to the BMC either, the board is dead: Get a replacement.
So my Shuttle Barebone works great now with TrueNAS Core!
Need to rethink what to do with the other Parts.
Jonsbo C6 Enclousure
Intel Core i5 11600
be quiet! SFX Power 450Watt PSU
For the Supermicro X12SCZ-F i take Money back!
On that Shuttle SW580R8 is the newer Chipset Intel W580E
instead off Intel® W480E on Supermicro
So Optane Memmory support and 8 DMI Lanes (W580E) instead of 4 (W480E)
Also Memmory Overclocking on W580E but i use the Default Values for Stability on NAS
So did some Performance tests with 10GB Switch in Comparing to 25GB Switch
NetworkCard used on Computer and on Shuttle Barebone (TrueNAS Core)
Mellanox ConnectX-4 Dual Port 25GB Card (Refurbished)
On the left Picture i used an TP-Link SG3428X Switch 10GB LWL Ports
On the right Picture i used an Mikrotik CRS510-8XS-2XQ-IN (Bridge Mode) 25GB LWL Ports
So write Performance has some nice Bandwith gain but Read Performance not realy i guess depends on TrueNAS Config with Caches and so on probably.
Need to made more Configuration tests.
Shuttle Barebone used 32GB Ram @ the Moment but i have 64GB more to put in
Any idea what kind of Software is the Best for Speed Benchmarking a NAS over Ethernet on Windows 10
Intel Nas Performance toolkit may be? But its old already.