[NTLUG:Discuss] NAS devices

[Preston Hagar]

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 4:14 AM, Ralph <sfreader at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Howdy,
>  I get to spec out and probably buy a NAS for the office.  I see some 2
> U servers that have 8 exposed 2.5 inch drive bays.  When I think of 2.5
> inch hard drives, I don't think of drives that can take heavy use.  Are
> these new drives built better than laptop drives?  Is SAS better than
> SATA?  SAS drives seem to go up to 146 GIG and SATA up to 500 GIG.  At
> least, that is what Pogo Linux says.  I don't need huge amounts of
> throughput.  But, reliability is very important.  Any comments?
> Good day,
> Ralph
>
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If you are looking for a 2 U server with 8 hot-swap bays, I would
highly recommend this one:

http://www.serversdirect.com/product.asp?pf_id=CS4506

I have built several servers with it and it is really nice.  It has 8
hot-swap 3.5" bays, is well built, and is only around $300 (without
power supply).  At my office, we use a Dell MD1000 drive array for
NAS, but that might be overkill for your situation.  If 8 drives will
work, I would highly recommend that server chassis with a 3ware card
like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816116054

Hope this helps.

Preston