05-26-2023, 01:45 PM
The TS-h973AX is a solid choice for your first NAS, and your proposed setup looks good. Adding 2x Kingston Server Premier DIMMs for memory, 2x U.2 SSDs (one for the system pool and the other for cache), and 2x SATA SSDs (in RAID 0 or RAID 1) for the user dataset is a sensible configuration for achieving good performance. In the future, expanding with 5x Toshiba N300 drives in RAID 6 or RAID 10 for a larger storage pool is a recommended approach, balancing performance and data redundancy. Just ensure you follow the manufacturer's guidelines for installation and configuration, and consider implementing regular backups to external storage for data protection.
I would choose no cache, Just SSD in RAID1 for main storage pool and OS/apps.
I would choose no cache, Just SSD in RAID1 for main storage pool and OS/apps.