If it was any way similar to ESX, which is where my *nix experience starts and ends, I could probably put up with it :-)
On 12 October 2010 15:00, Manuel Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > Would you consider the use of a Linux system? Its cheap, quite stable and > easy to implement and manage. > > 2010/10/12 Ames Matthew B <[email protected]> > > WHS has tjhe potential to be a lot more than a NAS..... Wiki covers is >> features pretty well >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Home_Server >> >> A NAS would have lower power consumption though. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* 12 October 2010 13:57 >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Home server system >> >> Any recommendations for a reliable and hopefully fairly cheap server >> system for the home? One of my colleagues recommended the HP MediaSmart >> ex475 coupled with Windows Home Server, are there anything else people can >> recommend? Also, does Windows Home Server offer any particular software or >> benefits or is it just aimed at being simple for the non-technical user? I >> can see it has backup and remote access capabilities - I'm not really that >> bothered about the remote access features for sharing across the internet, >> but anything else is probably a plus. How much extra does the Home Server >> stuff give you when compared to some sort of baby NAS device like a >> TeraStation? >> >> I was hoping to be able to get something decent for under £1000, at the >> least. Storage, availability and backup are probably the primary concerns >> I'm addressing, but I'm open to all sorts of other features as well. I don't >> have masses of data at the moment, but I might start storing VM files on >> there for some testing purposes, so I'll probably need a wedge of capacity. >> >> -- >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into >> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able >> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such >> a question." >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> >> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended >> solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not >> the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based >> upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender >> if you believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ may monitor >> email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of >> security. QinetiQ Limited (Registered in England & Wales: Company Number: >> 3796233) Registered office: 85 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6PD >> http://www.qinetiq.com <http://www.QinetiQ.com> <http://www.QinetiQ.com> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
