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ECC RAM should be the minimum requirement if using ZFS.

• mrb 11y ago
  ECC RAM should be the minimum requirement on any serious file server.
  • grubles 11y ago
    It should be the min req on any server, really.
    • amluto 11y ago
      I want it on workstations and laptops, too. I've seen bit flips in the office.
• colechristensen 11y ago
  >If your system supports it and your budget allows for it, install ECC RAM. There are some threads of overstatement of the necessity of ECC RAM or the opposite, but the above is the best advice. It might be more wise to invest your money more efficiently in backup resources than more expensive RAM.
  • grubles 11y ago
    The aforementioned quote should be: "If you value your data, you should use ECC RAM. Especially so, if you use a checksumming filesystem such as btrfs or zfs." There is no use investing money in offsite backups if the onsite backup is corrupted already from faulty RAM.
• deleted 11y ago
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• voltagex_ 11y ago
  Pfft. Outside of a few specialist areas, most people's data isn't backed up, and if it is, it's on SD cards, thumbdrives, iCloud or the occasional portable USB hard disk tossed in a backpack. The most difficult thing about setting up a home NAS was swallowing the cost and reading about all the tradeoffs I'd inadvertently made.
  • grubles 11y ago
    We are discussing the OP which is a 36 TB storage system, which warrants things such as ECC RAM + ZFS. A home NAS, for the typical end user, will not reach 36 TB. Storage a small percentage of that on AWS or Torsnap will, over time, cost more than the ECC RAM.