Depending on the implementation, the bus may be giving you USB C or PCI 3.0 x 4 speeds. Instead, I hang them off individual USB ports, which is much easier to reset than SATA.Īs for Thunderbolt, that is a different creature altogether.
Something invariably gets hosed and then the bus hangs. It’s the same reason that I’ve abandoned a SATA Port multiplier approach to hosting multiple drives for my laptop. I don’t use any USB in any of my server disk I/O connections, because I’ve read too many posts lamenting this or that going wrong. If something goes wrong, oh well, restart the backup. USB connections likely should be relegated to attaching keyboard and mouse and perhaps external storage for backup purposes. PSU: Fractal ION 2+ 650WLike my post (or find it helpful)?. VM/Docker host, using ESXi and running pfSense alongside FreeNAS (separate Dual Intel NIC added, dedicated to the pfSense VM)Ģx Intel NUCs running TrueNAS SCALE 22.02.0ĬASE: Fractal Node 304 running TrueNAS SCALE 22.02.0ĬPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1240L v5 2.10GHz NIC: Intel EXPI9402PTBLK Pro, Dual-Gigabit Adapter (plus the 2 onboard Intel NICs, 1x 210, 1x 218)
#USB DRIVE FORMAT FOR ZYXEL PRO#
Corsair Commander Pro to control the fans (see script and code)ĬPU FAN: 1xCorsair H60 CPU Radiator - Front
OS: 1 x Kingston UV400 120GB SSD - boot driveįANS: 3xFractal R3 120mm - 3 Front, 1 Rear. SSD: 4 x Samsung 850 EVO Basic (500GB, 2.5") - VMs/Jails
3 xNoctua NF-F PWM (120mm) * having noted later in Stux's thread that 1500 RPM is not sufficient to cool the HDDs.