ZFS is too resource intensive for consumer NAS units.
btrfs is not yet stable for the usual RAID-type stuff that COTS NAS consumers are used to (according to QNAP). Synology also has it only in beta right now.
ZFS also falls short in expandability compared to what's being used by consumer nases today. You can't start with a 2 drive mirror setup, add a 3rd drive and do a live expand/rebuilt as a 3drive parity setup, nor can you take the 3drive parity array add a 4th drive and expand it as a 4drive parity.
When reading docs for FreeNAS, in order to implement ZFS they pretty much insist that you use ECC RAM, and the more RAM, the better. They explain why, and they make a good case for that. But most homebrew NAS builders or consumer NAS buyers are trying to get by on the cheap or as economically as possible, and don't want to use ECC RAM due to the expense. For me, it seems as if it comes down to how lucky you feel about your data. Add to it that BRTFS isn't quite ready to go yet, and those seem to cover the main reasons.
Don't try to use this device as a standalone windows domain controller. The SAMBA and DHCP implementations are missing two CRITICAL components for it to work.
Samba is missing the ability to do DNS Forwarders...and DHCP does not allow you to input the OPTIONS command. Both of these functions are critical to having a working solution. If you want a standalone MS Domain Controller that works. Look elsewhere.
These NAS designers are always behind the times. What is their rational? The TBS 453A looks like a nice unit for home users and then they short change the design. The M.2 is a great ssd, but not in sata 3 form when MVMe is available. They also choose a crippled processor socket which limits your choice of processors. Then to add insult to injury they limit the amount of ram also. Trying to back up 80MB images on a slow NAS is painful.
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milli - Sunday, January 10, 2016 - link
'The 2.08 GHz 2C/4T x86 SoC (Intel Celeron N3150 belonging to the Braswell family) ...'The N3150 is a quad core chip!
ganeshts - Sunday, January 10, 2016 - link
Thanks for pointing out the typo. It has been fixed.Murloc - Sunday, January 10, 2016 - link
I can't wait to have a quality karaoke experience at work.Kylinblue - Monday, January 11, 2016 - link
Let's have a bunch of fast m.2 raid together, and use it for karaoke!iwod - Sunday, January 10, 2016 - link
Why is it all the consumer NAS still has yet to include BRTFS or ZFS as standard? It is so easy to have client data corruption on 4TB drive.ganeshts - Sunday, January 10, 2016 - link
ZFS is too resource intensive for consumer NAS units.btrfs is not yet stable for the usual RAID-type stuff that COTS NAS consumers are used to (according to QNAP). Synology also has it only in beta right now.
DanNeely - Monday, January 11, 2016 - link
ZFS also falls short in expandability compared to what's being used by consumer nases today. You can't start with a 2 drive mirror setup, add a 3rd drive and do a live expand/rebuilt as a 3drive parity setup, nor can you take the 3drive parity array add a 4th drive and expand it as a 4drive parity.gadget57 - Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - link
When reading docs for FreeNAS, in order to implement ZFS they pretty much insist that you use ECC RAM, and the more RAM, the better. They explain why, and they make a good case for that. But most homebrew NAS builders or consumer NAS buyers are trying to get by on the cheap or as economically as possible, and don't want to use ECC RAM due to the expense. For me, it seems as if it comes down to how lucky you feel about your data. Add to it that BRTFS isn't quite ready to go yet, and those seem to cover the main reasons.gnalley - Saturday, January 23, 2016 - link
Don't try to use this device as a standalone windows domain controller. The SAMBA and DHCP implementations are missing two CRITICAL components for it to work.Samba is missing the ability to do DNS Forwarders...and DHCP does not allow you to input the OPTIONS command. Both of these functions are critical to having a working solution. If you want a standalone MS Domain Controller that works. Look elsewhere.
sjprg2 - Sunday, February 28, 2016 - link
These NAS designers are always behind the times. What is their rational? The TBS 453A looks like a nice unit for home users and then they short change the design. The M.2 is a great ssd, but not in sata 3 form when MVMe is available. They also choose a crippled processor socket which limits your choice of processors. Then to add insult to injury they limit the amount of ram also.Trying to back up 80MB images on a slow NAS is painful.