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Compatible Hardware Lists
XigmaNAS works with a wide variety of hardware, there is no way we can test every combination available or guarantee that your particular hardware will be 100% compatible. It is your responsibility to determine if your hardware will work with a with a particular version of XigmaNAS? The first step in finding out is to take a look at the versions and check' Compatibility List. If your hardware is on the list for a particular version.
Building Your Ultimate Server
So far over the years we have found that systems that are build on Intel chipsets and Intel network interfaces gives lesser problems/bugs and does perform a little better than some other brands. We also see regular commits and driver updates for Intel hardware in the FreeBSD sources.
Motherboard of choice: Consumer boards and often “prosumer” boards are not always the best choice for a 24/7 running server. All the extra hardware that allows you to do overclocking, exotic audio and video features, etc is a big waste of power. Even when left disabled in the BIOS they will use power 24×7 nonstop. It might have all sorts of great features that are useful for desktops but we aren't building a desktop. We're building a server and we're looking for reliability and high uptime. You want a motherboard that has as much on-board that you need without the extra stuff you don't. For this we recommend server-grade boards like they are made by Supermicro, Supermicro is known for good engineering experience with server-grade hardware!
An extra bonus is the fact that most of those comes with an onboard IPMI lan connection. IPMI is really awesome. You can remotely connect to your server's if you don't want to leave a monitor/keyboard/mouse hooked up all of the time this *is* something you should get. It's easy to install an XigmaNAS.ISO over IPMI and/or adjust your Bios settings, or run the console of the server from any desktop/laptop you use and if needed, from anywhere around the world.
CPU of choice: There is no need to buy an ultra expensive CPU. When choosing from the recommended CPUs make sure your CPU is 64-bit compatible with your motherboard. We do recommend Intel Xeon Dual core's or better as those do support ECC if you really like to know what we prefer. In the end it's your choice. Keep in mind for high network transfer speed that the CPU frequency is important for Samba as Samba is single-threaded on a per-user basis. Generally any 3Ghz+ CPU will be more than capable of handling Samba at Gigabit speeds without a problem. Something that is mostly overlooked by a lot of users and custom builders.
Hardware issues
- If you have hardware problems, or you suspect hardware problems, determine exactly what hardware you are using; CPU, MotherBoard make and model, controller's IDE, SATA, RAID, SCSI and USB, NIC make and model, etc..
- If you find that a piece of your hardware does not appear to be currently supported, please endeavor to find the FreeBSD drivers, or a link to them yourself by (XigmaNAS x.x.x.x.xxxx release based on FreeBSD version.
- Reviewing the Hardware compatibility list, select one from below.
- Searching your hardware vendors website for FreeBSD compliant drivers (they may not exist and you may have to check with the vendors support site to find out if they exist or are under development).
- If you find drivers, please submit a Feature Request that includes the web link of the driver and the make and model of the hardware.
- If you 'think' a feature might be useful to other users, post it to XigmaNAS forum for the community to review and comment on.
XigmaNAS & FreeBSD Versions
Default XigmaNAS hardware support:
XigmaNAS | FreeBSD Version | Link Hardware list |
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13.1.0.5.xxxx | 13.1 | FreeBSD 13.1R Hardware Compatibility List |
12.3.0.4.xxxx | 12.3 | FreeBSD 12.3R Hardware Compatibility List |
Past releases | FreeBSD Version | Link Hardware list |
12.2.0.4.xxxx | 12.2 | FreeBSD 12.2R Hardware Compatibility List |
12.1.0.4.xxxx | 12.1 | FreeBSD 12.1R Hardware Compatibility List |
12.0.0.4.xxxx | 12.0 | FreeBSD 12.0R Hardware Compatibility List |
11.4.0.4.xxxx | 11.4 | FreeBSD 11.4R Hardware Compatibility List |
SATA NAS Hard Drives
Please learn about the precautions you must take when using so called “Green” drives from any manufacturer. It is up to you to understand the tradeoffs between power consumption, speed, and safety of your data! Please read: Q: Should I use so called “Green” drives in a NAS system and what is WDIDLE? before buying your drives. XigmaNAS highly recommends 24/7 Certified drives!
update 2020-04-14 Western Digital admits 2TB-6TB WD Red NAS drives use shingled magnetic recording avoid their 2TB-6TB drives with EFAX label! also read Shingled hard drives have non-shingled zones for caching writes
It's best with all brands not to use SMR drives at all, DM-SMR DRIVE == STAY AWAY and unsupported by XigmaNAS
hard-drive-failure-rates 2019 hard-drive-failure-rates 2018 hard-drive-failure-rates-q1-2017 hard-drive-failure-rates-q3-2016
Vendor | Model | Size | RPM | Works out of the box? | 24/7 Certification | Power Consumption | Rated Annual Workload |
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HGST | Deskstar NAS (H3IKNAS30003272SE) | 3TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | ||
HGST | Deskstar NAS (H3IKNAS40003272SE) | 4TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | ||
HGST | Deskstar NAS (H3IKNAS500012872SE) | 5TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | ||
HGST | Deskstar NAS (H3IKNAS600012872SE) | 6TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | ||
HGST | Deskstar NAS (H3IKNAS800012872SWW) | 8TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | ||
HGST | Ultrastar He8 (HUH728080ALE600) | 8TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.4 W | |
HGST | Ultrastar He8 (HUH728080ALE604) | 8TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.4 W | |
HGST | Ultrastar He10 (HUH721010ALE600) | 10TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 6.8 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST1000VN002) | 1TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 3.6 W | |
Seagate | NAS HDD (ST2000VN000) | 2TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | ||
Seagate | NAS HDD (ST2000VN001) | 2TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | ||
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST2000VN004) | 2TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 5.0 W | |
Seagate | NAS HDD (ST3000VN000) | 3TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 5.6 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST3000VN007) | 3TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 5.6 W | |
Seagate | NAS HDD (ST4000VN000) | 4TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 4.8 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST4000VN008) | 4TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 4.8 W | |
Seagate | NAS HDD (ST6000VN0021) | 6TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 9.0 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST6000VN0041) | 6TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 9.0 W | |
Seagate | NAS HDD (ST8000VN0002) | 8TB | 5900 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 9.0 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST8000VN0022) | 8TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 9.0 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf Pro HDD (ST8000NE0004) | 8TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.4 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST10000VN0004) | 10TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 6.8 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf Pro HDD (ST10000NE0004) | 10TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 6.8 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST12000VN0007) | 12TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.8 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf Pro HDD (ST12000NE0007) | 12TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.8 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST14000VN0008) | 14TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.9 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf Pro HDD (ST14000NE0008) | 14TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.9 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf HDD (ST16000VN001) | 16TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.3 W | |
Seagate | IronWolf Pro HDD (ST16000NE000) | 16TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.6 W | |
Toshiba | MG08ADA400E | 4TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | Read/Write 7.76 W / Active Idle 4.07 W | 550 TB per year |
Toshiba | MG08ADA600E | 6TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | Read/Write 8.50 W / Active Idle 4.90 W | 550 TB per year |
Toshiba | MG08ADA800E | 8TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | Read/Write 9.29 W / Active Idle 5.61 W | 550 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red (WD10EFRX) | 1TB | 5400 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 3.3 W | 180 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red (WD20EFRX) | 2TB | 5400 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 4.1 W | 180 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red (WD30EFRX) | 3TB | 5400 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 4.1 W | 180 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red (WD40EFRX) | 4TB | 5400 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 4.5 W | 180 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red (WD50EFRX) | 5TB | 5400 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 5.3 W | 180 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red (WD60EFRX) | 6TB | 5400 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 5.3 W | 180 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red (WD80EFZX) | 8TB | 5400 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 6.4 W | 180 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red (WD101EFAX) | 10TB | 5400 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 8.4 W | 180 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD2001FFSX) | 2TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 6.5 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD2002FFSX) | 2TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.8 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD3001FFSX) | 3TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 8.6 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD4001FFSX) | 4TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 8.6 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD4002FFSX) | 4TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 9.1 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD5001FFWX) | 5TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 10.6 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD6001FFWX) | 6TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 10.6 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD6002FFWX) | 6TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 9.1 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD8001FFWX) | 8TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 7.2 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD101KFBX) | 10TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 5.7 W | 300 TB per year |
Western Digital | Red Pro (WD121KFBX) | 12TB | 7200 | Yes | 24/7 Yes | 6.0 W | 300 TB per year |
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LCD for LCDproc
Vendor | Model | Connection | Status | Drivers | Webpage | Info |
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CW12832 LCD | CW12832 | Serial or USB | Works | CwLnx | check: http://www.cwlinux.com/products/cw12832 | check: http://www.xigmanas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=955 |
HD44780 LCD | U204FB-A3 | USB | Works | HD44780 | check: http://www.lcdmodkit.com/lcd/U204FB-A3.html | Works perfectly check: https://www.xigmanas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=209 |
HD44780 LCD | U204FY-A2 | USB | Works | HD44780 | check: http://www.lcdmodkit.com/lcd/U204FY-A2.html | |
HD44780 LCD | U204FR-A2 | USB | Works | HD44780 | check: http://www.lcdmodkit.com/lcd/U204FR-A2.html | |
HD44780 LCD | U204FW-A1 | USB | Works | HD44780 | check: http://www.lcdmodkit.com/lcd/U204FW-A1.html | |
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UPS - Known to Work Uninterruptible Power Suplies
Vendor | Model | Notes / Reference |
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CyberPower | VALUE800E-GP | Reported working |
APC | BACK-UPS Pro 900 (BR900G-GR) | Reported working, internal modelname: Back-UPS RS 900G |
APC | Back-UPS 550 VA | Reported working |
APC | Back-UPS ES 350 to 650 | Reported working |
APC | Back-UPS CS 650 VA | Reported working |
APC | APC BACK-UPS RS 1500VA | Reported working |
APC | Smart-UPS 1000 VA | Reported working |
Mustek | PowerMust 600 VA | Reported working |
Power Inspired | CIX3085 | Reported working |
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DOM/IDE/USB Flash Drives
Vendor | Model | Works out of the box? | Notes |
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Addonics | Addonics IDE CF | Yes | |
HyperStone | Flash Disk 30/06/03 IDE CF | Yes | |
IEI | CF-KIT04 Adapter | Yes | |
Kingston | 2GB Compact Flash | Yes | |
PC Engines GmbH | CFDISK.1E | Yes | |
PQI | 512MB turbo DOM 40pin vertical | Yes | |
SanDisk | Cruzer 4GB | No | Wipe before using! Then it works fine. |
SanDisk | Ultra II CompactFlash 4GB | Yes | |
SanDisk | Ultra II CompactFlash 8GB | Yes | |
SanDisk | Extreme PRO® 16GB | Yes | Transfer speeds of up to 160MB/s |
Transcend | 2GB 40Pin vertikal | Yes | |
Transcend | 4GB 40Pin vertikal | Yes | |
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XigmaNAS UPnP Hardware/Software Compatibility List
Hardware
- DENON AV Receivers: AVR-4810, AVR-4520, AVR-4311, AVR-4306, AVR-4308, AVR-3311, AVR-3313, AVR-3310, AVR-2313, AVR-2113, AVR-1913 and newer models (NET-AUDIO usage on the receiver, DENON AVR profile UPnP service).
- ONKYO AV Receivers: TX-NR3008, TX-NR3009, TX-NR5008, TX-NR5009 and newer models.
- Philips Streamium SL400i.
- Netgear MP101.
- Kodak EX1011 WiFi Digital Picture Frame.
- Linksys WMLS11B.
- Freecom MusicPal.
- Bewan iMedia HD 100 (ok via Samba (all formats) / ok via UPnP (except ISO and MKV which hang the box)).
- Tivo (with PyTivo).
- Popcorn Hour devices for streaming using cifs/smb or NFS
Software
- Plex App when Plex Media Server plugin on XigmaNAS is used.
- Winamp + On2Share for Winamp v0.1 Plugin
- Geexbox 1.0
- Windows Media Player
- CLAMP
- VLC (UPNP version only)
- PyTivo