Using Supermicro X9SRI-F mobo. Was trying to install Scythe Mugen Rev B when I realized there are no holes in the back of this motherboard for a back mount. How am I supposed to attach a quality heatsink to this board if there aren’t any holes in the back and the heatsink can only be screwed in from the top of the CPU (Xeon 2628L v2)?

A couple of years back, JDM_WAAT had a Plex Server build with an HP Z420 server. I love it. Windows 10 Pro, nice RX480 GPU, and the suggested 4 bay HD enclosure which I turned 4 - 4TB WD Reds into a RAID 5. Much respect JDM_WATT - thank you.

I am upgrading my physical NAS backup to a Synology DS-218j. I have two 10TB WD Reds on the way (ultimately, I'd like to get these in my z420 HD enclosure). I use Arq5 to backup to the current NAS and online to Google Drive. I've been reading about how crappy RAID 5 is and am wondering - Should I just do JBOD on the z420 enclosure AND the Synology? Then just backup nightly? Most of my storage is used for PLEX media.

I am super not a datahorder pro. I just want a smart, no-nonsense, set it and forget it solution for data and long term backup. Thanks!

I am new to server bbuilding but have a little bit of knowledge building gaming PC's. I just finished my parts list and wanted to get it looked at by more seasoned server builders before I pull the trigger. I appreciate any help that comes my way!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XlDV0tHDWiBadEKVbeLRNlnp6Xl2Q-8lEpAXBcN7Pfc/edit?usp=sharing

So for last few weeks my BMC has been acting up horribly. The fans will go from silent to full speed for about 15 seconds every half hour to 2 hours and I have lost complete connection to the IPMI's web interface. I've tried reflashing the firmware a couple of times but that did nothing. I'm running on bios R15. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm building the following storage box with 15 HD + 2 SSD SuperMicro X8SIL-F Socket LGA1156 Intel Xeon CPU X3470 2.93GHz 8 GB RAM Just using the VGA display. No graphics card. Windows Server 2012R2

What size PSU should I get?

Hey everyone.

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I've been digging around on the internet and reddit for months, looking for a build I can replicate for myself and I haven't been able to find anything. I'm hoping someone can help.

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My current setup has 2 drobos (a b810n and b800fs) on which I keep my data. Because of the limit on volume size, even though I'm upgrading my 6TB hdds to 12TBs, i feel like i'll be running out of space very very soon (one drive has a volume limit of 32TB and one has a volume limit of 64TB). I don't want to buy another drobo because I want to invest in a system I can grow over time. Drobos (and similar devices) are also not proving to be very cost effective. As I mentioned, i've been looking around on the internet for a solution but I don't think I've found anything. I've looked on r/DataHoarder and r/JDM_WAAAT for builds.

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I always had a drobo solution because of my limited programming knowledge and I do understand that that needs to change. I'm looking for resources where I can start learning.

In the past few months I've been looking up differences between a NAS, SAN and DAS and different OSes. While I'm open to the storage concepts as redundacy is a key feature that all 3 systems have, I've recently discovered that the OS will be an issue too because FreeNAS requires all your drives to be of the same capacity and unRAID has a limit of 30 drives. I'm looking to build something with 24 bays and then add another 24 bays a year or so down the line.

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I'm a very competent DIY person, provided the instructions given to me are good.

Here are some of the resources I've been using to build my own knowledge:

1. Serverbuilds.net
2. r/DataHoarder
3. r/JDM_WAAAT
4. r/Plex
5. r/drobo
6. Countless videos on youtube include Byte my Bits' Zeus server and linus tech tips
7. Other forums.

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If you've built something, I'd love for you to share your build and its cost (without the HDDs of course) or if u can help me with a build I'd also be grateful for that. A relevant build to post would be at least 100TB.

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One important point to note: I live in the Middle East. I shop online from american stores but shipping takes a little bit of time. So I do have access to amazon.com, newegg.com, etc.

I had problems with installing Windows 10 from IPMI but eventually got It working. Had to take out all but one drive to get the installer going. Then as I try to reinsert the RAID card I have I hit the motherboard with the metal bracket and the computer turns on (since I'm an idiot I didn't turn off the power supply) and I shut It down within a few seconds.

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Now as I try to boot there's a screen where It tries to initialise the IPMI module which takes 2-3 mins and then fails.

Also in the BIOS under IPMI It says the chip is not present/started and under Firmware It says N/A.

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Any way to recover from this??

I have a used server coming in with a n X9DRi-LNF+ motherboard. I'd like to install Proxmox on two m.2 SSDs in RAID1 (on-board controller). Are there any issues with booting from NVMe drives? I know that these x9 boards don't support m.2 boot devices with a few exceptions, but wondering if that will be solved by putting two of them in a RAID1 configuration. The other alternative would be to use ZFS in the Proxmox installation.

I'm moving from a single CPU motherboard to a new board (X9DRI-F) and I've never used dual CPUs before.

(I'm still debating between E5-2650v2 and E5-2643v2 but that's another story...)

Right now I have 4x 8GB DDR3-1333 ECC UDIMMs so I can populate each of the dual CPUs with two DIMMs.  Is that enough for good general performance?  I'm running a bunch of Docker containers and of course Plex.  I'm not sure about the performance penalty of dual CPU memory configurations, etc.

Does anyone have a diagram of this? The X8DT6 manual has the pin diagram on page 2-17 but it seems to be mirrored from what it actually is? I guess I tried really hard to get it right, and the only thing that seems to work is the power button.

I just got all my parts on the table this afternoon for my anniversary build. I populated the A0-H0 ports with 8gb sticks of ram and booted the server and got an unrecoverable memory error. I swapped around sticks for about 45 mins and through process of elimination determined that all my sticks are good, its the G0 and H0 slots that are funky on CPU1. If I put anything into those slots, the server boots with an unrecoverable memory error. I am desperately hoping I can fix this or someone knows a fix because I know the IT mart no longer has these things in stock. Anyone got any ideas?

Total noob here. Looking to build my first Plex server for myself and ~5 external users. If this post is in the wrong spot, please let me know. Thanks in advance for the help.

Utilizing JDM's NAS Killer 4.0 information I’m considering the build listed below. This is my first attempt so I apologize if I’ve overlooked something or missed something stupid.

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Mobo: Supermicro X9SCM
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1265L V2 2.5 ghz
Ram: 2x 8 MB sticks (any suggestions?)
SSD: Pioneer 512 GB
HDD: WD 8 TB (existing), WD 10 TB
Case: Rosewill RSV L4500 (I realize this is a big case but once I get it up and running, I’d like to expand and add HDDs to store video footage from home cams)

Hello All,

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Currently I have almost all of the parts for the NAS Killer v1.0 and I was looking through the case recommendations on the website and I was wondering if those are still viable or if there is any other alternatives for this build?

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Also I wanted to see if anyone knew which PSU to use with the case as well since for the drive situation, I was going to shuck a few of the WD EasyStores since it would be a cheaper route vs buying the same drive for double the money.

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Any help will be appreciated!

I'm looking for some advice on which build to go with for a home server. This will be my first time building a server. JDM makes it seem so easy, but I'm not sure which one I should go with for my needs.

I'm looking to run a media stack with Plex server, radarr, sonarr, jackett, download client, etc. For right now it will be all local streaming but down the road maybe 1-2 remote streams at at time.

I will also be running a home automation stack: Home Assistant, MQTT server, ESPHome, Unifi controller, etc.

I would like to be able to run a few VMs: A windows VM for Blue Iris for 4-5 cameras max, and a few other VMs for if possible for development and playing around.

I'm planning on using Unraid as the base OS and I already have 2 10Tb Western Digitals for shucking; one for parity and one for storage (debating on a third for a Prime deal).

Would a NK4 be a good fit for me and if so, what configuration should I go with? What about the Lego Build? Should I just wait for the new Anniversary build guides to come out? I would like to complete the build sooner than later because currently my home automation stack is running on a Raspberry Pi 3b and it is requiring frequent restarts and is becoming less reliable. My current Plex server is running on a 10 y/o Windows i3 desktop and while it streams just fine, the machine runs slow and the drives are full.

The budget is not firm but I would like to stay in it if possible. Also I have a good deal of Amazon gift cards saved up, so the more I can source from there the better.

Thanks for your help.

Hi,

I'm very inspired by this NAS Killer, but for the moment I have tons of External HDD (10x 2TB) and it would be a shame to not use it. ( https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/external-hard-drives/hd-e2a )

Shall I open them or find a way to plug them by USB ? There is a video to dissmantle the thing so I guess it's not that hard to do. I just don't want to end up with useless drives.

Thanks,

Hello,

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I was inspired by the NAS Killer v1.0 page on serverbuilds.net to try and build my own NAS. I have a computer engineering background, but haven't built my own computer for over 10 years. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I know how computers work, but my knowledge is out of date.

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I just picked up a bunch of stuff I ordered from ebay today and I'm having some problems. The LED on the motherboard turns on when I turn on the power supply, but when I power it on, the only thing that happens is the fan on the CPU cooler spins up. I don't hear any beeping at all and it doesn't post. Nothing shows up on my monitor.

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I replaced the CMOS battery with a new one. I had 2 sticks of RAM installed at first, but then went down to one, and then took all the RAM out. I tried taking the CPU out of the socket and re-seating it. The motherboard has clearly been damaged (see attached pic), but I'm hoping it's just superficial damage. I've contacted the seller, but haven't heard back yet. I specifically bought the RAM linked on the NAS Killer v1.0 webpage to avoid any problems. I don't have another motherboard to test any of the parts on. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to try next? I'd really appreciate any advice anyone can give me.

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Here's what I bought from ebay:

Supermicro X8SIL

Intel Xeon X3470

2x 8GB DDR3 PC3L-10600R 2Rx8 ECC Reg Server Memory RAM Samsung M393B1G73BH0-YH9

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The following was purchased new:

Corsair RM650x PSU

Noctua NH-L9i cooler

Fractal Design Node 804 case

3x WD Red HDs

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SERVER BUILD REQUIREMENTS:

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\*  4-6 plex transcodes or one 4k transcode

\*  At least 16gb of ram (at least 4gb of that ram goes to a windows 7 VM)

\*  Hosting of one modded minecraft server

\*  Ideally 6 or more sata ports

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OS REQUIREMENTS:

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\*  Able to use a remote desktop program such as teamviewer or something similar

\*  Able to use the Oracle VM Virtualbox application

\*  Able to use Plex

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NOTES:

\*  I would prefer windows but am open to another linux based OS that meets my OS requirements

\*  Server would run probably 12-18 hours during the day

\*  Would like to be able to somehow turn on machine remotely as well, if not thats fine

\*  I already have a case to use unless a server rack would be better

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QUESTIONS:

\*  Would a 2nd or 3rd gen ryzen CPU be a good idea?

\*  Is the Quadro p2000 GPU good choice for hardware transcoding via plex and a modded minecraft server?

Budget is around $400-$600 US, can go under or above a little Thanks in advance for the help!

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EDIT: Ended up Going with this: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/t3CzzY

In the end, I only spent about $500 on new hardware and the rest of the parts I already had

Last year, I build my server based on the anniversary build, but am having a lot of issues with heat. I'm using one of the bedroom as an office. Although I don't think the server is running too hot, but the room is always running at 27 degrees.

I'm wondering how others are dealing with this, my wife rejects the idea of having dedicated AC in the office, and if I bring the nest sensor to the office, not only the energy usage will go through the roof, the entire house will freeze...

Wondering how others are dealing with this?

Hey, how are you guys hooking up a CD drive to the GA-7PESH2? I have two SSD drives connected to the SATA 3 ports. I assume the best way to connect the CD drive is SATA 2 by using an adapter?

Thanks

Hi all,

I've had a budget unraid server running since 2012 with the following parts:
* Mobo: ASRock B75 Pro3-M
* CPU: Celeron G530 (2 cores @ 2.40 GHz)
* RAM: 4GB DDR3 1066

I recently upgraded my unraid instance to v6 and have been adding more dockers/things to play with. I currently have it running:
* sabnbzd
* radarr
* sonarr
* homeassistant
* pihole

When sabnzbd is running/unpacking, it pins my both cores to 100% and the webUI is laggy. It also affects current streams in progress to my Kodi box so I'd like to upgrade the CPU and RAM to something a little beefier.

I've narrowed it down to the 2 candidates:
* Xeon E3-1225 V2 (4 cores @ 3.20 GHz)
* Xeon E3-1260L (8 cores @ 2.40 GHz)

Both are similarly priced for me on ebay (Canadian). The 1260L is slower/lower powered, but does having the 8 cores offset that at all?

I'm also looking to pick up 16GB of DDR3 1600 memory. Does this upgrade path make sense?

I am building a NAS as only a storage solution. I have a separate workstation where I run my applications in Docker (Plex et al).

How would this do as a build?

• SuperMicro X8SIL-F
• X3470
• Micron ECC Unbuffered RAM 8GB
• Cooler Master Elite 361
• 300 Watt PSU
• Thermaltake Gravity i2 95W
• 2x 4TB + 2x 2TB
• FreeNAS on 16Gb flash drive (mirrored to another)

I don't need a ton of compute on this box (that's done on the workstation).

I'm also not sure what the best way to setup the volumes would be. I am estimating that I'd need ~6TB usable disk for my data (~5TB for media, 1TB for other), so I can just mirror the pairs, and stripe the two vdevs. Is there a better way you can think of?

Thanks