[clue] File Server - URAID or FREENAS

[Chris Fedde]

I tend to fall on the "just use linux" line for this.  I find the NAS
gui to be generally pretty reasonable but they end up being
restrictive in some way and ammount to just another interface I have
to learn to manage it.  I think that it's pretty easy to set up Samba
or NFS depending on what and how you are sharing stuff.  There are
plenty of reasonable howtoo on the net for both of these


On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Mark G. Harvey <markgharvey at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I'm also looking to setup home network storage.  The options I've found are:
>
> Open-E
> http://www.open-e.com/products/open-e-data-storage-software-v6-lite/
> I have some friends who are using this to support their business.
>
> FreeNAS
> http://www.freenas.org/
> could be a problem due to hardware compatibility with FreeBSD
>
> Openfiler
> http://www.openfiler.com/community/download
>
> a Openfiler how-to
> http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-and-configuring-openfiler-with-drbd-and-heartbeat
>
> I had not heard of the unRAID NAS option but it looks interesting.
> http://www.nasstorageserver.com/2011/11/12/setting-up-confirguring-unraid-server/
>
> unRAID server version 4.7 stable release
> http://www.lime-technology.com/download/cat_view/49-unraid-server?start=5
>
>
> Another option is using your favorite Linux distro & add in storage modules
> (NFS server, iSCSI, Samba, DRBD).  This would allow you to add non-storage
> network services such as Bind DNS, DHCP, NTP, & the like.
>
> I have been using openSUSE & SLES for a few years.  Found out that SLES 11
> has just released SP2.  Impressive feature set.
> http://www.suse.com/products/server/features/best-linux-server.html
>
>
> Also, SUSE is the only distro to have an partnership agreement with VMware.
> http://www.vmware.com/products/sles-for-vmware/overview.html
>
> Just my $0.02
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Tom Martin <toms_jeep at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 7:30 AM
> Subject: [clue] File Server - URAID or FREENAS
>
> I am looking to set up a file server at home, I have narrowed my search down
> to UNRAID or FREENAS. I have tryed UNRAID but it did not work with the 3WARE
> raid card that is installed in the server.
> Server Details;
> Intel MB- Xeon quad core, 3WARE 12 port card, 12 500GB SATA drives currently
> set at Raid 50. I would like to set one up with UNRAID and one with FREENAS
> but did not want to spend the $$$ on a new Raid card if it would not be
> worth it.
>
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