I have a couple of home server, both with Proxmox as hypervisor, one VM with Ubuntu 22.04 that does just Docker containers, one with Open Media Vault, one with Home Assistant (HA OS) and a couple of Windows VM to do some tests. Since I wanted to move from OMV, right now I see 2 options:

  • stay with Proxmox and find another NAS OS
  • use Unraid as NAS and hypervisor

What other option would you suggest?

  • @peregusOP
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    110 months ago

    Does it works with SATA drives and, most important: can it provides the single drives to the OS without RAID (since I would want to use a software RADI like RIADz)?

    • thejevans
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      310 months ago

      Yeah, so the IT mode flash makes it just a JBOD controller, which is what truenas wants. It works with SAS and SATA. You’d need SFF-8086 to SATA cables. (One cable per 4 drives)

      • @peregusOP
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        110 months ago

        Interesting, I’ll have a look on how to flash the IT mode. Thanks!

        • thejevans
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          310 months ago

          It’s very easy to find them with IT mode already flashed so it’s plug-and-play.

          • @peregusOP
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            110 months ago

            Cool! What’s your feeling about SnapRaid and MergerFS instead of RAIDz?

            • thejevans
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              310 months ago

              If you’re using TrueNAS, use RAIDz. Doing anything else negates all the benefits of TrueNAS.

              • @peregusOP
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                210 months ago

                Got it, thanks!