On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 01:18:58AM +0200, Michael Green wrote: > I agree with Ariel. > I'm administering NetApp NAS (relatevely high-end one I must admit) > here. I've seen also SATA Raids baised on Intel server boards. You > just cannot compare first to the second. In my opinion no Linux with > whatever RAID will perform as good as a dedicated NAS machine that was > designed and built from ground up to be NAS.
I figure that the following question begs asking: Do you refer to a NAS that costs 2000$ as referred to in this thread or to a high-end NAS such as the one you use? > > Having a generic Linux computer with a RAID attached will just add an > enormous amount to your administrative overhead. Assuming that the NAS will not add such tasks and will fit well enough to the existing system. -- Tzafrir Cohen | New signature for new address and | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | new homepage | a Mutt's [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | best ICQ# 16849755 | Space reserved for other protocols | friend ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
