2006-05-01-19:35:38 JJZolx:
> - Cheap. Just something to get Slim Server off of the desktop
> system.
> - Low power use. For the penny pinchers, environmentalists, and
> those people unfortunate enough to live where electricity is very
> expensive.
> - Low noise. For folks that insist on the server being located in
> the listening room. Or those that can't tolerate system noise when
> the server is located in an office or a bedroom.
> - High performance. Feeding many Squeezeboxes, or with several users
> using the web interface, or desiring very fast library scans of large
> music libraries.
> - Small size. Again, for those locating the server in the music
> room, living in small apartments, or wanting something they can stash
> in a nook somewhere.
> - Storage capacity. Able to house multiple hard drives for large
> libraries and future expansion needs.
> - Robustness. RAID disk subsystems, redundant PSUs, and other
> trappings of a 'real' 24x7 server.
As I'm sure most of you are aware, there's a device which hits a number
of these bullets:
- Cheap -- kinda, for its functionality, but maybe not enough for the
intent of the poster;
- Low power: yes, compared to general-purpose PCs with that much disk.
- Low noise: doesn't quite make it; certainly not for installation in
the listening room. But as I read it, one of the strengths of the
SlimServer model is that the server and its disk farm don't have to
be in the listening room...
- High performance: maybe middlin'. For small values of "many" or
"very fast" :-)
- Small size: approx. 8x5x9 inches, for something containing 2TB of
disk is pretty dense...
- Storage capacity: fully stuffed with 500GB disks, 1.4TB usable space
in RAID-5.
- Robustness: RAID yes, redundant power supplies no. But it does have
the ability to monitor the UPS it's connected to, if a sufficiently
mainstream model, so as to do a safe shutdown in the face of wall
power disappearing; and if you choose to stock a replacement power
supply and fan for it (both available as spares), you're ready for a
quick swap in the face of failures of either of those.
That device is the Infrant ReadyNAS NV.
http://www.infrant.com/
I'm using one, and am far more happy with it than not. Note that
(partly because I already had the other server configured, and partly
because I expect the plug-in on the NAS to run slower) I'm just using
the NAS for storage, connected via gigabit copper to a Linux box running
SlimServer; but Infrant support a SlimServer plugin which runs directly
on the NAS. [It might be best to upgrade the NV's RAM for decent
performance if it's to run SlimServer -- details are available on their
support and forum pages].
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