Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-19 Thread Alex Hewitt
Neil Joseph Schelly wrote: On Thursday 17 September 2009 06:17:39 pm H. Kurth Bemis wrote: Take a look at LogicSupply (logicsupply.com). They have a pretty good selection of compact systems. Atom based systems too. I was looking at Intel Core-based architectures and processors

Re: Webmin, was: Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-19 Thread Derek Atkins
Brian br...@datasquire.net writes: ...but speaking of pluggable, anyone try Usermin yet? http://www.webmin.com/usermin.html I have it installed; I use it so that users can remotely change their password. (I've disabled all other plugins). However it seems to have a problem with the SSL

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-18 Thread Jerry Feldman
My boss bought a Western Digital MyBook World Edition with 4TB (2TB in RAID1) for use as a backup device so we can free up some of our expensive SCSI drives. For $600, this is a decent buy. While it is set up for Windows, it runs Linux and has sshd set up so you can enable it via the web

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-18 Thread Alan Johnson
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM, H. Kurth Bemis ku...@kurthbemis.comwrote: (Alan - I knew you had to get a plug for webmin in somewhere! :]) When the only tool you have is a hammer... ;-) Speaking of plugs for webmin, have I mentioned how pluggable it is? w! ;-p -- Alan Johnson

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-18 Thread Alan Johnson
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly n...@jenandneil.comwrote: Single-core processor: $40 (35W) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116039 Dual-corehttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116039%0ADual-coreprocessor: $50 (65W)

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-18 Thread Ted Roche
On 09/17/2009 07:32 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly wrote: Single-core processor: $40 (35W) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116039 Dual-core processor: $50 (65W) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116075 30W is decent savings. How about a further

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-18 Thread Neil Joseph Schelly
On Thursday 17 September 2009 06:17:39 pm H. Kurth Bemis wrote: Take a look at LogicSupply (logicsupply.com). They have a pretty good selection of compact systems. Atom based systems too. I was looking at Intel Core-based architectures and processors because I aim to use an ideal little

Webmin, was: Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-18 Thread Brian
Alan Johnson wrote: On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:17 PM, H. Kurth Bemis ku...@kurthbemis.com mailto:ku...@kurthbemis.com wrote: (Alan - I knew you had to get a plug for webmin in somewhere! :]) When the only tool you have is a hammer... ;-) Speaking of plugs for webmin, have I

Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-17 Thread Neil Joseph Schelly
I'm looking to build a small Shuttle barebone machine into a NAS running Linux. The intent of the machine is to be a networked PC with lots of storage in a RAID array, made available over the gigabit network interface via Samba, NFS, and maybe iSCSI protocols. I'm curious what experience

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-17 Thread Drew Van Zandt
That's basically what a Drobo (http://www.drobo.com/products/drobo.php) is, only they already considered all of those performance questions for you. --DTVZ On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly n...@jenandneil.comwrote: I'm looking to build a small Shuttle barebone machine into

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-17 Thread Tom Buskey
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly n...@jenandneil.comwrote: I'm looking to build a small Shuttle barebone machine into a NAS running Linux. The intent of the machine is to be a networked PC with lots of storage in a RAID array, made available over the gigabit network

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-17 Thread Alan Johnson
On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly n...@jenandneil.comwrote: I'm looking to build a small Shuttle barebone machine into a NAS running Linux. The intent of the machine is to be a networked PC with lots of storage in a RAID array, made available over the gigabit network

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-17 Thread H. Kurth Bemis
On Thu, 2009-09-17 at 17:59 -0400, Alan Johnson wrote: On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly n...@jenandneil.com wrote: I'm looking to build a small Shuttle barebone machine into a NAS running Linux. The intent of the machine is to be a networked PC

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-17 Thread Neil Joseph Schelly
On Thursday 17 September 2009 05:59:34 pm Alan Johnson wrote: Any modern processor will be bored for these services, even if you use an encrypted and compressed file system. Single core will be plenty, but I don't know how much it will save you on power. Single-core processor: $40 (35W)

Re: Linux as a NAS performance questions

2009-09-17 Thread Alex Hewitt
Drew Van Zandt wrote: That's basically what a Drobo (http://www.drobo.com/products/drobo.php) is, only they already considered all of those performance questions for you. --DTVZ On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Neil Joseph Schelly n...@jenandneil.com mailto:n...@jenandneil.com wrote: