[NTLUG:Discuss] Software Raid/Small NAS box ideas

[Val Harris]

Darin Smith wrote:
> 
> I figured though, that if mirroring worked that well on a 1.3 Ghz Athlon
> running everything plus the kitchen sink (two enet cards, a webcam, a TV
> tuner, a webserver, setiathome, the occasional game of Q3A, etc., etc.,
> etc.), then a similar box that was only running, say CODA, Samba, a very
> low-traffic web-server, in a fairly low-traffic environment (max stress
> should be nightly "incremental" backups from my desktop and notebook)

What are you going to use to backup your NAS?  I was astonished by how
fast my backup solution turned into full up storage of rarely accessed
info in a previous employment incarnation.  Once that happened, the info
only existed on my backup solution; and my backup solution needed to be
backed up.


> It doesn't have to be pretty, since it will be sitting in my wiring
> closet / extra pantry space.  I'm really thinking something like a
> mini-tower, but with lots of drive bays.
> 

Bad power and heat are the 2 biggest drive killers I know of.  What are
you going to use to dissipate heat in the closet?

I'd go with RAID5, but that's merely my preference.  This sounds like a
great project!  I hope you'll keep us informed as to how it works out.

Val
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