SuperMicro X8ST3 server (TrueNAS)
My TrueNAS server (SuperMicro X8ST3 motherboard)
- Xeon W3520 2.66Ghz (4C8T)
- I plan to upgrade to a X5690 3.46Ghz (6C12T)
- 16GB DDR3 ECC RAM
- 128GB Boot SSD (onboard SATA)
- 256GB Cache SSD (NVMe PCIe)
- Slim DVD-RW (onboard SATA)
- Onboard LSI 1068E SAS controller (disabled, no >2TB drive support)
- Areca 1680 PCIe SAS controller powering the 8x HD bays
- 4x 8TB Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives
- Need to find a different HBA, this one wont pass S.M.A.R.T.
- Mellanox 10Gig SFP+ NIC (DAC cable to backbone switch)
- TrueNAS CORE 12.0-U7
- Front bays
- Rear I/O
- Server insides
- POST screen