My Servers

  2025/06/21

Posted Tag: #Linux
Other Tags: #Windows, #Personal, #All

I use servers for backups. I have two with one being a backup for the other. I will start with the hardware.

My main server has the following specifications:

Fractal Design Node 304 case
AsRock Rack C246 WSI Mini-ITX Server Motherboard
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Crucial Bundle with 64GB (2 x 32GB)
Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 500GB Internal PCI Express 3.0 x4 M.2 NVME SSD
WD Red Pro WD6003FFBX 6TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 (4 EA)
Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 500GB Internal PCI Express 3.0 x4 M.2 SSD (2 EA)
EVGA 550 B5, 80 Plus BRONZE 550W

AsRock Rack C246 WSI Mini-ITX Server Motherboard

I use the an i5 and the memory so I can run virtual machines easier and also for ZFS.

My backup server has the following specifications:

Fractal Design Node 304 case
Supermicro A2SDi-8C-HLN4F Mini-ITX Motherboard
64GB memory but do not remember the brand
SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 250GB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4, NVMe
WD Red 6TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s - WD60EFRX (4 EA)
Samsung 250GB 860 EVO SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD (2 EA)
EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3, 80+ GOLD

Supermicro A2SDi-8C-HLN4F Mini-ITX Motherboard

I did use this as my main server but virtual machines could not run very well so really this is just for data backup. It is why I have two servers.

I do not want a racked system so that is why I have the cases. These cases can't hold really anymore hardware so I may need something else in the future.

I use Ubuntu Server LTS as the operating system mainly because I can use ZFS with it. Next I will cover Ubuntu Server installation particulars and still later setting up mirrors with ZFS.

Western Digital and others have started producing SMR drives which are not good for servers which should use CMR drives. The drives i use are older CMR drives before SMR drives started being produced. SMR drives are about more capacity and manufacturing cost.