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  1. No luck getting the baremetal install to work on my Asrock ITX Board with an LSI 9211 in IT Mode. Modified the .cfg and it says it can't detect any hard drives. Clearly I'm missing something here..... serial --port=0x3F8 --speed=115200 terminal_input serial console terminal_output serial console set default='0' set timeout='1' set fallback='0' menuentry 'Synology DS3615xs' --class os { insmod fat linux /image/DS3615xs/zImage root=/dev/md0 syno_hdd_powerup_seq=0 netif_num=1 HddHotplug=0 rmmod=ata_piix syno_hw_version=DS3615xs vender_format_version=2 vid=0x0781 pid=0x5571 console=uart,io,0x3f8,115200n8 sn=C7D31L32CMNK mac1=408D5C0C6DB7 withefi elevator=your_magic_elevator quiet initrd /image/DS3615xs/ramdisk.lzma } Suggestions?
  2. One last thing to note... (I may have mentioned it but if not....) the PSU I linked is a Flex ATX not a full 1U (slightly smaller). As a result you'll need a bracket to mount it, or just stick something under it like a 2.5 inch drive. note a huge deal breaker, but wanted to at least give someone the heads up. The fact that under 50% load it's silent beats the fact that the 1U server PSU's get loud and hot.
  3. The QC5000 is better than what you have, but save your $$$ unless you plan on running PLEX or other heavy CPU intensive tasks on your nas. The board you listed is an ITX and passively cooled, and it will also fit in the NSC-800 (any ITX will in theory) There are really only 3parts to an Xpenology build (to make it work hardware wise). 1. NIC with supported drivers - 2. storage controller drivers (SATA / SAS / etc.) 3. x86/x64 CPU - (in other words you can't run this on a marvell CPU or other 3rd systems like WD Cloud hardware By going with a supported expansion card (SAS or otherwise) it removes some of the guess work of what storage controller chipset is on the board. If you have a BRAND new motherboard that doesn't have the SATA drivers supported in Xpenology yet, you can always run a supported expansion card like an LSI controller / etc. I should also mention that this thread talks about the NSC-800. The main reason I like this case / build is that it includes everything you need to get up and running out of the box right away, and comes pre-wired. It makes it fool proof for A-LOT of the issues people have with unsupported chipsets or sata controllers on their boards. The NSC-800 supports 8 hotswap drives and up to 4 more 2.5 inch drives above as well if you want to get creative. eleazar - please note that virtually any xpenology sytem supports hot swap functionality. You can take your current system and plug in another drive (sata and power) while the machine is running and your PC should detect and allow you to mount / access it / add it to your drive pool. In regards to your question about "will this work", the answer really comes down to 1,2,3 listed above. If you can find someone that has reported that specific NIC / sata controller works you should be on your way. The rest really comes down to what you want to DO with your hardware. Are you planning on running it bare metal or do you plan on doing ESXI? Do you plan on having the NAS be just a NAS, or do you want to run Plex / etc. on it? The more features or functions you add or want to use, the more hardware you are going to want. My only suggestion is to keep a 1TB to 1GB ratio on ram. If you have 8TB of space have 8GB of ram. The more ram you have, the more it will use as swap when transferring large files. **please note** I added one more item to my first post in this thread of item(s) I used for my build. I forgot to mention that I needed to purchase a SATA to Molex Y splitter. Something similar to this - http://www.amazon.com/15-Pin-Female-Spl ... B002LBROAA As always.... let me know if you have any questions.
  4. mini SAS > standard case builds imho. It's quicker / faster / and easier to work on once it's installed. Costs a bit more, but it's worth it. If you want to transcode more than one stream in Plex get a dedicated CPU on an 1150 intel socket or FM2+ board
  5. You can build them cheaper than you can buy them (it's always that case) Mini SAS isn't hard. Just buy a compatible SAS card like the 9211 and make sure it's in IT mode and it's plug and play. The only downside(s) of a non-official build would be the following. Currently doesn't support DSM 6 (coming I'm sure) Doesn't include 4 NIC's for teaming (but if you go with a larger case or build it would). If you don't do NIC teaming it's a moot point. The upsides include the following faster hardware / better hardware support ESXi support / Hyper V support etc. etc. etc.
  6. This should get you started https://www.synology.com/en-us/knowledg ... y_services
  7. TBH the quickest (best) way in my opinion is to do the following. 1. Go register your own domain (so you own it....) costs about 10.00 a year 2. Modify your A record to to point from your IP address to your domain 3. Enter your domain name in, and it will reference your A record allowing you to connect without needing a 3rd party 4. ..... 5. Profit! This is what I've done, as I've elected to not run a DDNS or 3rd party tool. **please note** If you have a home internet connection you probably don't have a static IP. As a result you may need to adjust your IP manually every so often (mine is about once every 4 months, but YMMV). You could always pay for a static IP if your ISP allows for it. Another option is to go with something like DynDNS (paid product) - http://dyn.com/dns/
  8. If your board supports 3 or 4 pin fan headers just go with a power adapter inbetween - http://www.coolerguys.com/840556089537. ... aQodBzAO1A
  9. Glad we were able to help you out. Best of luck, and let us know if you have any questions. =) p.s. feel free to throw together a few photo's of your build, including transfer speeds using onboard SATA. I'm curious on what you will see performance with with 16GB ram (or even 32 at some point)
  10. solid build overall. Are you planning on going with ESXi?
  11. Just buy a pre-flashed 9211 new on Ebay. They sell them pre-flashed in IT mode with the P19 firmware =) Please also note that if you go with a socket 1150 board you'll need to use a really low profile cooler (the Noctua's are great for this) Link - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009VCAJ7W/ FYI the clearance on this cooler is literally 1-2 millimeters - https://forums.servethehome.com/index.p ... xssd.2865/ (look there as this build will just about mirror what you are trying to do)
  12. According to Asrock this board only supports 16GB ram. However Crucial says it runs up to 32GB - http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/qc5000-itx/CT7603505 I would run run a single 16GB stick for now (assuming it runs it with a single slot no problem) FYI The QC-5000 is cheaper on Newegg.com if that's an option for you The 300 watt PSU you listed won't work for the NSC-800. If you can swing it... get the LSI card right away. They go for around 85/95 on Ebay with the link I provided. The reason I suggest this is I haven't tested the QC-5000's onboard SATA. I'm sure it's fine performance wise, but the LSI is really the way to go. The cheapest LSI cards ship new from China and take about 5 days to arrive. If you don't purchase the NSC-800 just remember you need a SAS Reverse Breakout cable. Example found here - http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=sa ... e&_sacat=0 Let me know if you have any other questions =)
  13. TBH it sounds like a memory issue. Please run Memtest 86+ overnight (more than 8 hours) and see if it comes up with anything. It could also be memory timings or a failing PSU.
  14. log into the front end of plex and see what is going on. I'm willing to bet it's transcoding or indexing some content for you.
  15. I should also note / mention that you can go with an FM2+ or Intel 11XX series board but it will be more expensive, and you will also need to find a 3rd party cooler to fit in the NSC-800. Any non-SOC board will need to run a Noctua NH-L9I or similar cooler. The clearance is TIGHT >_>
  16. do you have a case requirement / size requirement for your build?
  17. I'm not saying my build is the best (everything is subjective obviously...) But I just got done doing 2x identical builds with the NSC-800 with the hardware I linked earlier. Both are rock solid and low power. Drive spindown works flawlessly as well (hibernates the drives after 10 min's of inactivity) I will say that the more ram you throw in a system the better transfer speed you will have to begin with, as it throws everything into swap to start. I've got 16GB ram in my main NAS and I can copy entire .iso's across my network at 108 MB/S from start to finish due to the ram size. Lower ram (say 2 or 4GB) will peak out on swap and then drop down to the 70's or 80's and then pick back up due to I/O on the card. The Asrock SoC I linked earlier is really low power and is also a quad core. It also only requires a 24pin power connection to run (no 4x / 6x/ or 8x power for CPU) I'm not an AMD Fanboy by any stretch of the imagination, but almost every SoC board I found from Intel supports only a 1x or 4x slot on the board. Only the full CPU intel boards support 16x slots on an ITX board. If you want SoC and want to run a full size expansion SAS card, your Intel options are quite limited. Intel (but no passive!)- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 85V41B2421 Intel (again no passive) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813153257 Intel (not passive) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813157594 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813135364 - 34.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 0AJ40Z0974 - 71.00 (and is also an A4 like in my build..... but my A4 cost 54.00) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813157595 (this is the board I used) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 24G3RH4642 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813138426 Unless you plan on running plex / transcoding with more than 1 stream @ a time an SoC AMD quad core (like the Asrock I linked earlier) would do great. Let me know if you have any other questions
  18. Yes the backplane on either case allows for hot swapping, but there is one big (key) difference you are missing. The NSC-800 (not sure about the DS380) comes pre-wired with SATA to SAS breakout cables. This means you can simply plug and go with a compatible SAS card. I've said this before, so sorry to be a broken record... but go with hardware you know works. The LSI 9211 supports up to 8 cards natively and works great. I've gotten my cards pre-flashed on Ebay new - http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... S&_sacat=0 (just make sure it comes with P19 of the firmware and is flashed to IT mode) I have done over 6 builds for Xpenology now, and each time I learn new things about what to do (and what not to do). In my experience the best read/write speeds come from a SAS 6gb/s card like the 9211 and paired with NAS drives like WD Red's. I've done builds with other cards as well such as 1x PCI-E and onboard setups. They work... but not as well and you end up with a mess of cables. The benefit of SAS cards and hot swapping drives is convenience. I don't have to tear my whole case apart to get at a drive. It's the reason why any enterprise grade hardware runs SAS. I should also mention that I run my Xpenology OS as bare metal, I don't virtualize it. Take a few moments and read through Brian M's blog here on the NSC-800 build - http://blog.brianmoses.net/2016/02/diy- ... ition.html He decided to get the NSC-800 and NOT go with an SAS card like they are pre built for. See all the blue spaghetti of Sata cables? That is what I avoided doing with an SAS card on these (again... there is a reason why the case comes with these pre-wired) Let me know if you have any questions.
  19. This SoC is 45% off today if you hurry... http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellShoc ... 16&Index=1 Also supports a 16x card
  20. The 1x PCI-E card isn't going to work well for you (not as well as an SAS style expansion card). Mixing onboard SATA and a SATA Card will bottleneck your speeds (or at least that is what I've found) I recently with an SoC build myself and went with a similar board, but instead of using a 1x card I went with a 16x board and LSI card. Look here - viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14074&p=60430#p60430 The ASRock QC5000-ITX/PH is fully supported, and gives you better expand ability for add on cards. If you want to do it right, go hotswap with an SAS style connection. Just my .02 cents **edit** to clarify the Silverstone case is nice, but the benefit of going with an SAS breakout cable really makes your cable mgmt nice and clean, plus the adds flexibility. I really like the NSC-800.... like it so much I decided to purchase a second unit.
  21. What size case do you have? Are you limited to ITX / Micro ATX? etc. We need to know what size motherboard your case supports. Another option (possibly better imho) is to go with an LSI card flashed to IT mode that uses SAS connections. Just go SAS to a breakout cable and use your current hardware.
  22. Personally I would pick up a gently used HP N54L on Ebay or CL. Another option (although not cheapest) is to go with something like a UNAS NSC-400 or 800 series case and an ITX board. Cost wise the N54L is a great solution if you want something cheap / easy / pre-built / and expandable. Supports 4 internal SAS + a 5th onboard + 6th with an ESATA cable (or could even go further if you got external ESATA storage if you wanted to go nuts) I just upgraded my home nas to an NSC-800 by UNAS with an LSI in IT mode (see my other posts). I've maxed out the network connection on transfers internally on my network with that setup (and it was really cheap too) Let me know if you have any questions. **edit** For those of you who are lazy, here is a link to my post - viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14074&p=60430#p60430
  23. Just wanted to say that this case is super sexy and a great build for XPENOLOGY. Case - http://www.u-nas.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17617 ASRock QC5000-ITX/PH - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813157595 8GB Crucial DDR3 Ram - http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Ballistix ... ge_o01_s00 24 Pin ATX Extension - http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-8-Inch-P ... ge_o00_s00 Seasonic 300W PSU - http://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-SS-300M1 ... ge_o02_s00 LSI 9211-8i SAS (comes pre-flashed with IT mode for mine) - http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4 ... S&_sacat=0 WD 6TB Red HDD's. Getting max Gigabit throughput on this motherboard / setup. Disabled onboard audio / SATA / etc. Cost about $400 in parts (not counting drives) **EDIT** Forgot to mention that I also needed to buy a SATA to MOLEX Y adapter - http://www.amazon.com/15-Pin-Female-Spl ... B002LBROAA =) If you have any questions on the build let me know.
  24. The Gen 7 and Gen 8 Microservers support 4 drives natively, and 1 or 2 more drives if you get creative. There is no way to support 12 drives without porting the board to a larger chassis.
  25. For what it's worth I didn't get a response so I figured why not go out and research a better solution myself. I looked at mounting the HP N54L motherboard in a standard tower, something similar to what this user did - http://lime-technology.com/forum/index. ... #msg218347 After looking into this further I decided that 12 drives wasn't going to cut it for me (if you consider 8 on an LSI controller, and 4 onboard), so I decided to go another direction with this. I don't know about everyone else, but I don't have a full size server rack at home. I've just got a wall mounted 17' deep cabinet, similar to this - http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-SRW9U- ... ipplite+9u . That enclosure was enough to hold 2x N54L's (which took up a total of 5U's of space). a 48 port patch panel, a 1U power strip, 48 port switch, and my Sohphos UTM. The servers were both set for high availability and mirrored each other. I then had a 3rd backup off site in case something really went south. I was at 6 drives on both servers, and running out of space. I decided to instead go with a 4U "short" case that will fit in a server rack. Please note that there are only a handful of cases that are less than 17 inches deep Here is my new build Newegg sells this as an upgrade kit for about 125.00 - www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx ... isNodeId=1 Upgrade Kit UAG6140: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core CPU Gigabyte A88X Motherboard, HyperX Fury Black 8GB 1866MHz RAM CORSAIR CX series CX500M 500W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC CP-9020059-NA Power Supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139050 NORCO RPC-430 Black 4U Rackmount Super Short Depth 15.25" Server Case 6 External 5.25" Drive Bays - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811219029 New LSI 9211 8i (flashed to IT Mode and v19 firmware out of the box - http://www.ebay.com/itm/301733289502?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT (USA shipper too!) 2x Amphenol Mini SAS SFF-8087 to 4xSATA Fanout Cable 3FT SGPIO - http://www.ebay.com/itm/121460778754?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT EverCool Dual 5.25 in. Drive Bay to Triple 3.5 in. HDD Cooling Box - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032U ... ge_o02_s00 This setup will let me hold 9 drives and I can even squeeze in 6 more beneath if I'm smart about it This motherboard is confirmed working with Xpenology 5.2 with no problems. I can port over my 6 drives right away and expand as needed. The motherboard supports 8... YES 8 sata 6 gb/s ports out of the box on this FM2+ motherboard. For 125.00 for CPU / board / memory I couldn't say no. It also supports onboard video and 2x PCI-E 16x slots. Total cost of the build is about 500.00 (only because I sprung for the LSI card right away). You can go with just the 8 onboard ports to start and expand out as needed. I still don't have this unit completely built yet, but it's solid and fits my needs. The N54L is great, I just didn't have the time or patience to use the board in a standard case. The biggest drawback I found was that there is no way to tap into the power button header on the N54L board (it's a 1 off made by HP and has shorter pins). I would have needed to remove the power button cable from the N54L and mounted it on the front of this case (or have some crappy cable sticking out of my case to turn it on).
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