For a long time, the HP N36L, N40L and N54L micro-servers were the means of choice when it came to putting together a FreeNAS server. Here now a shopping list based on the successor.
- Hewlett Packard MICROSERVER Gen8 (215,- Euro)
- Western Digital WD40EFRX hard disk 4TB (180,- Euro per HDD)
- Kingston KVR16E11/8I memory 8GB (70,- Euro per module)
Accessories for the HP Microserver G8:
Especially when it comes to memory, you should not save money: with ZFS you have a file system available under FreeNAS which benefits very well from more RAM. With the hard disks it depends on your own needs: with four hard disks of 4 TB each you get 12 Terabyte net storage space - this should be enough for the largest collection of holiday photos and as backup space for several computers.