Hey!! I'm looking at that and the TS-419 right now. :) So far, the reviews look very favorable, as does the price.
*-ASB* On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Eldridge, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > ++ > > > > Slight diversion. Anyone used any NAS boxes from QNAP? In particular I am > looking at the TS-459 pro for home use. > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 12, 2010 3:19 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Home server system > > > > Yeah, it's funny how quickly people at home start demanding SLAs and become > intolerant of any downtime. :) > > > *-ASB* > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Steven Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mines been solid all this year. I found that for each system I have a user > account created for it and that solved the password issue (since each system > is mostly for one person it works out fine). I also use it as the print > server for everyone so that is nice as well. > > While there are times when I like to play IT at home, in general I don't > want to finagle and experiment with stuff that is protecting my families > data/services or my customer (wife) gets irate. At work we have a separate > lab, so at home I have a separate lab. :) > > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Lee Douglas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I ran Home Server for ~ 2 years on an HP Media Center PC. I understand it's > based on Server 2003, dumbed down a bit. It mostly worked OK, but had some > strange quirks - for instance, it would complain if the password on a PC was > not the same as the user account on the server. It would still work, it just > seemed to want to complain from time to time. It seemed to do a decent job > of balancing its load over the various discs and was generally unobtrusive. > There's a free utility available - Google for it - that would let you launch > other programs from within the Server UI, so you could use the box for > other things if you wished. The connector software between the individual > PCs and the server was a bit flaky and I finally got tired of the nuisance. > > > > If all you want is backup, there are lots of free programs that will do > that for you. Set up the server to share it's big drives and let each PC > backup to it on a set schedule. > > > > YMMV > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 4:10 PM, James Rankin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > My direct needs are for storage only, but I was wondering whether it would > be a good idea to try and get some of the extra bells and whistles that Home > Server or the like provides. As my kids get a bit older, obviously some of > the backup and multimedia functionality that users can utilize would be > nice...although there are always ways I could configure things like that > myself, should I want to. > > I'm a bit undecided, but I've got plenty food for thought here....cheers... > > On 12 October 2010 15:50, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > > What do you intend to do with this server besides provide storage? Your > topic says server, but your comments imply NAS. > > > > Home Server seems okay, but I would think you could do just as well with a > more direct configuration. > > > > I built a nice virtual host server for my home network for under $1500, and > that was in 2008. Would be even less expensive to do today. > > > *-ASB* > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 8:57 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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. > ~ 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
