Before you buy hardware for your storage, there are a few things to consider. How much disk space will you need? How many client connections (sessions) will your storage serve? Which protocol will you use? What kind of data do you plan to serve?
Don’t Rush
The first piece of advice that you always should keep in mind: don’t rush it. You are about to invest your money and time. While you can later modify the storage according to your needs, some changes will require that you recreate the ZFS pool, which means all data on it will be lost. If you buy the ...
