Thanks for the input. I did load up NAS4FREE and the problem seems to be fixed now. The interface is more what I'm used to since my old DIY NAS was freenas 7.? I'm getting decent file transer speed with no pauses. I'm doing a 2 TB copy using unstoppable copier as a test and so far no hiccups. :)
lopaka On Tuesday, July 8, 2014 11:21 PM, Greg Sevart <ad...@xfury.net> wrote: I'm inclined to blame the 3ware. I never used one that impressed me in the slightest, though 5mbps certainly suggests a deeper issue. In any case, I'd consider snagging a Dell PERC6 or PERC H700 off ebay. I just did a series of RAID5 and RAID6 tests on a bench PERC6 and a used PERC H700 I got off ebay for $100. Both of these cards are based on slightly altered LSI MegaRAID adapters and even support using LSI's management software, though note that the PERC6 does not support physical disks > 2TB. All tests performed using 8x2TB Toshiba HDDs. CrystalDiskMark sequential using a 4000MB test file: PERC6 RAID5: 791MB/s read, 485MB/s write PERC6 RAID6: 671MB/s read, 398MB/s write H700 RAID5: 1086MB/s read, 1015MB/s write *this is effectively the theoretical peak potential of the underlying HDDs* H700 RAID6: 937MB/s read, 704MB/s write Disks are also important. Either buy RAID-rated disks, or Toshiba's DT01ACA series. Expect everything else to cause problems. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Robert Martin Jr. Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 9:26 PM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Freenas & Nas4free any experience? I have been working on retiring an old freenas box so I built a nice server with spare parts running freenas 9.xxx x64. I have a hardware raid array (3x3TB raid 5) on a 3ware 12 port contoller. The interface is way different than what I'm used to but I can deal with that. The transfer speeds are horrible though and pause about every 20 seconds. I'm only averaging 5 mbps compared to 55 MB/s on my drobo5n. This is actually a backup for my drobo5n that will get powered on about 1x every 2 mos to update any new files, etc. I've heard nas4free is a little more solid compared to newer versions of freenas. Never tried it though. Suggestions? Write caching is turned on - still slow as hell lopaka
