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description: FreeNAS / TrueNAS based x86 server
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parent: projects
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date: 2018-03-01
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-update: 2022-06-04
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+update: 2022-06-05
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comments: true
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@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ This is what the result looks like, currently living on a shelf in my storage ro
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<!--%
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lightgallery([
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[ "img/nas_shelf_1.jpg", "Look at NAS case in shelf" ],
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- [ "img/nas_shelf_2.jpg", "LTO-3 drive and tapes" ],
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- [ "img/nas_shelf_3.jpg", "APC UPS" ],
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+ [ "img/nas_hdd_1.jpg", "View inside opened NAS case" ],
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To be honest, because of the issues mentioned below, I haven't yet gotten around to installing the cooler I got from him.
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Currently I'm still using the stock Intel cooler that was included with the Celeron.
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+Just for completeness sake I also got an uninterruptible power supply for the NAS.
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+Of course I connected them via USB and run a daemon that shuts down the server when the UPS battery reaches a critical state.
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+I also connected an old VGA LCD to the NAS and the UPS, as well as USB keyboard, to be able to interact with the server if needed.
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## CPU
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As you can see from the parts list, there was some trouble with the CPU I selected initially.
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I kinda got into this idea thanks to my friend [Philipp](https://www.phschoen.de/), who also uses a tape drive like this to backup his NAS.
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He even put [the scripts he wrote for that on GitHub](https://github.com/phschoen/LTO-backup-script).
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I have to admit however that I still haven't gotten around to actually implementing that.
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The drive is connected using a PCIexpress SCSI HBA and is properly recognized by the OS, but I haven't used it otherwise.
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