Re: NAS hardware recommendations

[zloster <more@edno.moe>]

On 9.12.2020 18:46, david larsson wrote:
> On 2020-12-08 16:51, Pierre Neidhardt wrote:
>> Hi Guix!
>>
>> Has anyone had luck installing Guix on a NAS?
>> If so, which one?
>>
>> If not, which NAS hardware would you recommend?
>> I'm looking for
>>
>> - something as open as possible;
>> - 3-4 bays;
>> - lowest consumption possible;
>> - Btrfs support.
>>
>> Any tips?
>>
>> Cheers!
>
> Ive always wanted a GnuBee which is very open. Idle power is 11.64 W. 
> There is both a 3.5" and 2.5" version - it has a MIPS processor 
> though. Also, I don't know if you can actually still order them anywhere:
>
> https://www.crowdsupply.com/gnubee/personal-cloud-1
>
> Guix has some old support for installing on MIPS:
>
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-08/msg00500.html
>
>
> Otherwise, the very open Vikings D8, has 6 SATA 300mb/s slots, but 
> perhaps not really what you are looking for and it's pretty expensive.
>
> https://store.vikings.net/libre-friendly-hardware/d8ryf
>
I know about the Helios64 NAS. It has ARMv8 CPU and good feature set:
https://shop.kobol.io/product/helios64-full-bundle/ - 300 USD before 
international shipping and taxes
https://wiki.kobol.io/helios64/intro/ - Rockchip RK3399 with 2x 
Cortex-A72 + 4x Cortex-A53; 2,5Gbps + 1Gbps networking, 4GB RAM, 5 disks 
(one is shared with the M.2 SATA 3.0 Slot), integrated small backup battery
They reported some problem with their 2,5Gbps network wiring: 
https://blog.kobol.io/2020/11/13/helios64-2-5g-ethernet-issue/
Currently sold out, they offer notification for the second batch. I'm 
not aware for ETA.

Also for DIY low powered home NAS you could check the mini-ITX 
motherboards with the embedded CPUs and some computer case like Fractal 
Design Core 500 (4 3,5" bays + some 2,5" physically separate bays). Of 
course you will NOT get externally accessible drive bays.
In fact I use the following components for a home server (4 years 
currently):
Motherboard: 
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-N3150N-D3V-rev-10/sp#sp - 4 SATA 
3.0 ports and 2x1Gbps Ethernet
Case: Fractal Design Core 500
RAM: 2x8GB DDR3L (laptop)
Power supply: Corsair VS400 or VS450 ATX (I don't remember)

I hope this will help you with your search.
Cheers