NAS or DAS
My current homelab is ready for an upgrade, currently it’s a DELL precision server with 128GB RAM and dual intel Xeon CPU with 2 2tb and 2 4tb m.2 SSDs (currently running windows please don’t make fun of me). I wanted to use SSDs because for some reason In my mind it meant I wouldn’t need to use RAID 5 or any redundancy. With SSD prices rising and my desire for redundancy, I’m looking to change my setup.
I want to keep my precision server because it can hold so much RAM, but the idea of a cluster also interests me.
My question is-
based on my current setup is it a good idea to get a dedicated NAS that clusters with my DELL precision server (I may be misunderstanding how these would communicate). If this is possible what kind of OS would you guys recommend?
Or
Is it a better idea to get a DAS that is USB (or SATA) connected to my existing server.
As for my speed needs, I might want to run some kind of emulation setup with my ROM library. But right now I only use my data for movies/TV library.
As for what this will be used for, I have an extensive media library and I want to get a bunch of HDD drives to run a redundancy scheme with (maybe a combo to still utilize the SSDs). Also I run some gaming server, and want to do much more once I change my OS to a better one for my purposes and get a nicer setup. Any advice or recommendations for me are appreciated!