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UPDATE: I'm considering to just dtich the current server I have and just get another with LFF bays and save me a lot of troubles. I found good deals for the same model on ebay with 12x 3.5 + 2x 2.5 bays

Also, most sata ssd you can find are qlc and even those has poor track record with zfs from what i read

Yes, ECC absolutely. I just wasn't sure how much and if frequency makes any real difference. Not many cmr 2.5 hdd these days, that is why i was going with seagate barracuda sata 4TB (ST4000LM024) as it seemed the best deal.

The DL380 I have has only 8x 2.5 bays in the front. A 3x 3.5" cage expansions exists but I would have to source it and it goes around 80-90€ on ebay. I was thinking about an upgrade down the road with some high capacity 3.5 hdd.

Hi everyone, I'm building my first nas for my personal use (plex, photos etc). I don't have much experience with storage configurations, so any feedback is appreciated: Server: HPE Proliant DL380 gen9 CPU: 2x E5-2620 v3 RAM: Some DDR4, not sure how much Storage: - boot: 2x ssd (probabily 500gb crucial bx500 in raid 1) - first pool: 4x Seagate 4TB 2.5 SATA with zfs Upgradeadability: - 2x 2.5 free slot - optional rear cage for 3x 3.5 hdd A few question: - is the raid 1 volume to paranoid for boot partition? - any suggestion for better harddridves? the 4tb seagate is the better option i found for density and price (€ 0.0272 per gb) - I also want to reduce the power consumption to the minimum Might consider to switch cpus to E5 2630L v4 or E52650L v4. Or even running only one cpu. Any other meaningful configuration i can do in bios to reduce power? Thanks for the help! 😄