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

[Joe Torma]

I've got a Dell PowerEdge 4200 Server I'd sell cheap if you're interested.
It's more along the lines of coffee table size, though.  Here's the config:

Dual PII 333 (yep, 66 MHz bus)
512 MB EDO ECC Ram (that's maxed out even though there are 4 open DIMM
banks)
Dell PERC Raid Card - dual channel with battery protected cache - 16MB EDO
ECC cache installed, supports 32MB
4-18.2 GB Quantum Atlas III Hot Swap SCSI drives configured as 3-> Raid5
with one as an online hot spare
There are 2 additional drive trays with SCA 80 pin connectors waiting to be
filled.  I can put a couple more 18G drives in if you want to pay some more
SCSI CD ROM
SCSI DDS3 12/24G Python tape backup
Intel Pro 100-B NIC
Dual redundant 700W power supplies
All the latest firmware updates from Dell

She generates some heat & makes a bit of noise with the fans and drives, but
it is a real plowhorse system and highly redundant.  Let me know if you're
interested.

I'd probably sell the works for $500 or so.  Here is a link that should work
to get some more detailed info on it:
http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/systems/srav_ii/Specs.htm

Thanks,
Joe Torma
mailto:joe.torma at sbcglobal.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Val Harris" <val.harris at attbi.com>
To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Software Raid/Small NAS box ideas


> 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
> --
> Val W. Harris                          val.harris at attbi.com
>
> "If you have tried to do something but couldn't, you are far
> better off that if you tried to do nothing and succeeded"
> John T. Ragland, Jr.
>
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