M.2 and HDD recommendations for a Proxmox Build
Posted by SufficientDraw1024@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 1 comments
Hi all,
Looking for feedback/advice on storage drives to buy for a Proxmox server build for mixed small business + home lab use. I haven't used RAID or anything similar before, might be time to set it/something like this up.
Already purchased:
-Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4
-CPU: Intel i5-13500
-CPU Cooler: Thermalright Assassin X120 SE ARGB (TL-C120CW-S)
-RAM: 32GB (2x16GB) Crucial DDR4-3200
-GPU: RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
-PSU: Gigabyte GP-UD750GM 750W fully modular ATX
-2x Thermaltake CT120 white 120mm PWM fans
Strongly considering purchasing another matching 32GB Crucial DDR4 kit while still available to bring total RAM to 64GB. Front runner for a case is the SilverStone GD09 HTPC case.
Have below drives currently available to use but some of these might not cut the mustard, hence the post:
-1x KLEVV CRAS C910 1TB NVMe
-1x Crucial P3 Plus 1TB Gen4 NVMe (CT1000P3PSSD8)
-1x Silicon Power Ace A55 2TB SATA SSD
-1x Crucial BX500 1TB SATA SSD
-1x Samsung PM9B1 512GB NVMe SSD model MZVL4512HBLU-00BLL
Planned workloads / VMs / LXCs:
-Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 VM - Win 11 IoT LTSC (for the 3 tenancies)
-Home Assistant VM
-Plex Media Server VM/LXC
-Snipe-IT VM/LXC
-Nextcloud VM/LXC (for light duties only. we will still use one drive for most business data)
-Samba storage
-Rclone to Wasabi backup VM/LXC
-Overseerr
-Additional Windows/Linux testing VMs
Anticipated Data requirements:
HDD storage:
-Samba shares for bulk data like video/media, backups - requirement now is \~5TB and long term I guess allow for it to grow to \~10TB.
SSD storage:
-2TB for Samba shares (for data that requires quicker performance) eg photos, documents
-2TB for Veeam repository. (Which raises the question. Must it be SSD or could Veeam cope fine on mechanical HDD? )
M.2:
-Proxmox OS on one
-VMs/LXCs on other/s?
(No bluetooth/wifi m.2 needed)
Could I please have opinions on what existing drives I should reuse vs recommendations for new m.2 / SSD / HDD disks I should invest in (available from AU suppliers or Amazon).
Here are the motherboard's available ports:
Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
├── M.2
│ ├── M.2 (M2A_CPU)
│ ├── M.2 (M2P_SB)
│ ├── M.2 (M2Q_SB)
│ └── M.2 (M2M_SB)
│
└── HDD/SSD
├── SATA 6Gb/s (Port 1)
├── SATA 6Gb/s (Port 2)
├── SATA 6Gb/s (Port 3)
├── SATA 6Gb/s (Port 4)
├── SATA 6Gb/s (Port 5)
└── SATA 6Gb/s (Port 6)
mdins1980@reddit
Slightly off topic, but if you plan to do any PCI passthrough then I would recommend checking whether that motherboard has clean IOMMU grouping. Some consumer boards group devices together in ways that can make GPU/NIC/HBA passthrough annoying.
If the grouping is not ideal, it is usually not the end of the world since Proxmox kernels include the VFIO ACS override patch, which can often split devices into more usable groups. It is still better if the board has good native grouping though. If you are not planning on doing PCI passthrough, then you can safely ignore all of this.