Correct NAS setup

[phoenixgg]

Hi guys

I am busy putting a NAS together and I will be using 3x 2TB hard drives (SATA 6GB/S). I was going to run the system in RAID5, but I have recently started reading about ZFS file system. I understand that it is not advisable to use RAID with ZFS. I don't know much about ZFS.

What would be the best configuration for my system. A ZFS system or a RAID5?

Is RAID-Z the best compromise?

[pigdog]

Hi,

I guess the key question is "what are you trying to accomplish in the first place?".

That will determine what you REALLY need.

I believe there are some Linux - ZFS porting issues?.

Cheers

[phoenixgg]

I want to use the NAS as my main storage for all of my home media.

I am not very familiar with Linux, but the next step for my installation will be to build a core/hybrid and a media director to play all my HD media on my home theater system.

[pigdog]

Hi,

Here's a link to LMCE  NAS basics...

http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Howto:_Using_Network_Shares

Here's a link for an explanation of RAID types...

http://www.prepressure.com/library/technology/raid


Cheers

[Sigg3.net]

@Phoenixgg, ZFS is overkill for personal use. Save yourself some headache and go with defaults (ext4 or xfs).

I personally had a long personal journey exploring the btrfs. For personal use? Overkill. If you aren't a filesystem geek, you're not going to enjoy or feel any difference. So I go with ext4 (best support?) or xfs (xfs is good for huge files), ext2 for thumb drives.