Insane Compact NAS 2014 – 48TB of Network-attached Storage



What do you do when you come across 48TB of HDD storage? You build a NAS!

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43 thoughts on “Insane Compact NAS 2014 – 48TB of Network-attached Storage”

  1. wow, 4 years later low and behold im doing this config in raid 50 instead. I didnt even know linus did this video, i even looked into an l2 cache, whould have saved some time if i had seen this. yeah the l2 cache doesn't help. this has me wondering what work load you would be needing to fully use an L2 cache.

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  2. Back in 2014, the amount of 48 TB sounded more impressive….now, it's barely a 4 bay unit…..(although 6 bays is better to go RAID 6, at least)

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  3. … If you could only do something bigger… Like a petabyte server… Or maybe 2 petabyte… I think this Linus guy should talk with 45 drives and make such a project… Their are also from Canada

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  4. Needs a refresh for 2020. Fractal, Silverstone – your cases are old and outdated. DS380 needs an update (and I don't mean DS381!!!), also Node304 needs a downsizing / SFX only etc / maybe hot swap.

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  5. Having too little ram doesn't risk losing data in ZFS ( 3:29) , where did that idea come from? If you have a bit less than the 1GB RAM per 1TB of storage rule of thumb that just has to do with caching efficiency.

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  6. A 2021 update (including part list /links to Amazon for purchase) would be great. A 'build a PC for Dummies' approach would be appreciated. This card has a video out, and comes with a processor, right? So, case, PS, Ram, HD are the only other items, right?

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  7. When I researched HHD's, more particularly HHD's for servers, I found that almost all server banks avoided Seagate. They cited longevity as the deciding factor. Hitachi was their #1 choice with WD coming in second. Seagate was dead last! Imagine my surprise when Linus parades out a lineup of 8 Seagate HHD's and proceeds to talk them up like he's a salesman for Seagate and he's trying to close a multi-million dollar deal! Sorry Linus, Seagate really screwed me over in the past and I just don't forgive that easily…not even for you.

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