Building a Janky, Portable NAS for William Osman's Open Sauce Event

The "Anywhere Storage Server" (ASS) Build

• 💡 The project involved building two portable, high-capacity NAS units, dubbed "Anywhere Storage Servers" (ASS), for William Osman's Open Sauce event.
• 🎯 The primary goal was to provide ample storage for video cameras and footage generated at the event.
• 🚀 The build prioritized portability and robustness, utilizing a Pelican case for one of the units.

Core Components and Challenges

• 🧠 The build featured high-capacity Kioxia CD6 data center SSDs (15.36TB each) for fast storage, totaling 45TB in one unit.
• ⚙️ A server motherboard with an AM5 socket was used, allowing for a consumer CPU like the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
• ⚠️ Challenges included fitting components into the portable case, dealing with janky 3D-printed parts, and ensuring adequate cooling for the drives.

Networking and Storage Solutions

• 🌐 A UniFi Pro XG 8 PoE network switch was integrated to provide 10GbE connectivity for multiple devices.
• 💾 For the second NAS, a NetApp DS4243 JBOD was repurposed with a Minis Forum PC, featuring 18TB WD SAS hard drives and Sabrent 4TB SSDs for caching.
• 📊 The storage utilized RAID Z2 configuration for data redundancy, aiming for over 186TB of usable space.

Open Sauce Event and Support

• 🎪 Open Sauce is described as an event for creators and nerds to showcase their projects and hang out.
• 💰 The video highlights Odoo as an all-in-one business solution and encourages viewers to use their affiliate link.
• ✨ The project was supported by Server Part Deals, Minis Forum, and AMD for providing components.

Final Touches and Delivery

• 🎨 The build involved custom modifications, including cutting and grinding brackets, and even some questionable aesthetic choices like plasti-dip.
• 📦 One NAS was hand-delivered to William Osman at Open Sauce, while the other was shipped.
• ✅ Despite numerous challenges and