NAS
This page documents the network attached storage solution for home use and backups.
List of Features
- ZFS file system
- 3x 14TB WD Ultrastar DC drives for main storage, in 3x mirror configuration
- 2x 1TB TimeTec NVMe SSDs (600TBW) for ARC/ZIL storage, in 2x mirror configuration
- Samba server for LAN access to storage
- Compare to: Synology DS923 ($1160) with E10G22 10Gb upgrade ($150)
System Architecture
Dell Poweredge R610
As a learning platform for ZFS setup, a temporary server was set up using 6x Toshiba 500GB 2.5" 5400rpm hard drives on a Poweredge R610. Ubuntu desktop 22.04 from a DVD (using the built in slim DVD reader) was installed to a Samsung 128GB high entrance micro SD card on a Kingston MobileLite Plus USB micro SD card reader attached to the internal USB port. The installation was then converted to Ubuntu server using the following commands:
sudo apt install ubuntu-server
reboot
sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target
reboot
sudo apt purge ubuntu-desktop -y && sudo apt autoremove -y && sudo apt autoclean
reboot
Zfsutils was then installed using the following command:
apt install zfsutils-linux
The 6 disks were physically labeled by the last 4 characters of their serial number in /dev/disk/by-id/, and the ZFS pool was created with the following command:
zpool create tank mirror /dev/disk/by-id/(1) /dev/disk/by-id/(2) /dev/disk/by-id/(3) mirror /dev/disk/by-id/(4) /dev/disk/by-id/(5) /dev/disk/by-id/(6)
Samba server was then installed following this procedure: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-and-configure-samba#2-installing-samba
HPE DL360p G8
Hardware Revisions
Revision 1.0
This is the first revision of the NFS.
Configuration Files
Total Project Cost
| Component | Cost | Source |
| WD Ultrastar 14TB (Mfg Refurb) | $129.99 | Serverpartdeals |
| WD Ultrastar 14TB (New Pull) | $169.99 | Disctech |
| WD Ultrastar 14TB (New) | $209.00 | Disctech |
| TimeTec 1TB NVMe (x2) | $99.98 | Amazon |
| HPE DL360p G8 Server | $179.14 | eBay |
| HPE 530FLR 10Gb Network adapter | $10.87 | eBay |
| DL360p 3.5" Drive Caddy (x2) | $10.33 | eBay |
| Intel Xeon E5-2667 V2 CPU (x2) | $30.44 | eBay |
| Asus 4x NVMe to PCIe 16x Adapter | ($64.95) | Amazon |
| Total Price | $839.74 |
Links
Main tutorial followed for setting up ZFS and explaining concepts: pthree.org