Sorry for the slow reply - I thought I had sent it but it was sitting in drafts.
I am still using unRaid 5 so not sure about version 6. It runs on linux, so anything that can run on linux can run (at least in my experience). Version 5 did not allow for NTFS drives, and added drives had to be cleaned/prepared. The parity drive is also prepared before use. The advantage of this is that it exercises the drives and flushes out drive problems - I RTMd a couple of drives after proving they were faulty during this cleaning phase. Sorry I can't give you more info about the current version - version 5 is so good that I have never had a reason to upgrade. One thing I can say is that the community is very active and responsive, so I would check out the forums and direct any questions in that direction. Cheers Dave On 27 Jul 2015 4:23 pm, "ILT" <il.tho...@outlook.com> wrote: > Dave, I’ve read the What is unRaid and the Technology pages – now having a > think about it. > > Not sure if I can add part-used NTFS format drives (Basic – not spanned, > striped, mirrored, RAID) once the USB boot is created, and a parity drive > (which I assume needs to be ‘fresh’, unused, Linux file system) has been > designated and prepared. I’ve got more reading to do, obviously. > > Do you the ability to run Docker Containers? My last reading about Docker > (at the end of last year, I guess – probably this > <http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/docker-on-windows-server-how-will-it-work--1275009>) > was that it’s “not yet right for Windows”. > ------------------------------ > > Ian Thomas > Albert Park, Victoria > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *David Burstin > *Sent:* Monday, July 27, 2015 2:24 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] home server > > > > Ian, if you already have the HP Microserver, I really think it would be > worth your time checking out UnRaid > <http://lime-technology.com/unraid-server/>. I have been using it for > years without any problems. And it is free for up to 3 drives (2 data, 1 > parity), so up to 6TB storage. > > > > Cheers > > Dave > > > > On 27 July 2015 at 14:19, ILT <il.tho...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Thanks Ken. Not having experience with server management, but finding > WHS2011 with a few add-ins a bit primitive, how would I go with the same > system on my HP Microserver? > > Would you recommend a NAS or one of these hybrid mediaserver/cloud backup > devices as well? I’d rather add sata drive space (I do retain Tb-sized > amounts of stuff) than spend on another box. > ------------------------------ > > Ian Thomas > Albert Park, Victoria > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Ken Schaefer > *Sent:* Monday, July 27, 2015 1:58 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* RE: [OT] home server > > > > Windows Server 2012 R2 (with Essentials role). I have an AD domain at > home, so I’ve joined it to that for SSO etc. > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [ > mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com <ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>] *On > Behalf Of *ILT > *Sent:* Monday, 27 July 2015 1:35 PM > *To:* 'ozDotNet' > *Subject:* RE: [OT] home server > > > > Ken, are you still running WHS 2011? > > > ------------------------------ > > Ian Thomas > Albert Park, Victoria > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [ > mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com <ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>] *On > Behalf Of *Ken Schaefer > *Sent:* Monday, July 27, 2015 11:24 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* RE: [OT] home server > > > > Just setup files from MSDN subscription is a couple of terabytes on my > NAS. Granted, I could go through and delete the old stuff, but it’s > probably cheaper to just buy a bigger disk every so often than spend time > trimming a few hundred MBs here and there. Even something mundane as > Iphone/iPad backups seem to consume space really quickly (64GB at a time > for my wife’s phone) > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [ > mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com <ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com>] *On > Behalf Of *David Connors > *Sent:* Sunday, 26 July 2015 6:18 PM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] home server > > > > How much actual data do you guys have that you need to keep? Mulitple- > terabytes is a sh1tload. > > > > > > > > On Sun, 26 Jul 2015 at 11:22 Greg Low (罗格雷格博士) <g...@greglow.com> wrote: > > On the subject of home servers, if someone wants to make an offer on a > serious NAS -> QNAP TS-879 PRO with 24TB (8x3TB Seagate Constellation SATA3 > drives), little “r” ping me back. > > > > https://www.qnap.com/i/au/product/model.php?II=15 > > > > Regards, > > > > Greg > > > > Dr Greg Low > > > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 > fax > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com > > > > *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: > ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Stephen Price > *Sent:* Saturday, 25 July 2015 12:05 PM > *To:* ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> > *Subject:* Re: [OT] home server > > > > I went for the 5 bay one the upgraded to an 8 bay. The 5 was then moved to > our office and is our file server there. Love the cloud sync it means we > can access Dropbox files without having to have the drive space on office > laptops. The files sit on the nas and just share the folder. > > Forget the model number off the top of my head but it's the ones you can > expand with a second bay doubling the number of bays. > > > > On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 at 6:24 am, Dave Walker <rangitat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yeah I'm looking at synology as well. Any recommendations? > > I was looking at a https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS415play with > 2 3tb red drives for now. > > On 25 Jul 2015 09:44, "Stephen Price" <step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: > > Synology NAS. Any model, choose based on your storage needs. > Does all your file sharing, media stuff etc. I even got Crashplan running > on it > > It's brilliant > > > > On Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 2:51 PM ILT <il.tho...@outlook.com> wrote: > > I’d appreciate some advice, from those who dabble in this area (home > networking, media server). > > As Windows 10 RTM approaches, I’ve been thinking of replacing my aged home > network, based on a nice little HP Proliant Microserver N36L with 8Gb RAM > running the defunct Windows Home Server 2011. > > I’m not sure I need the capability of Windows Server Essentials. Maybe > Windows 8 or 10 would do the job? > > Currently the HP is not even serving media, being used as file storage and > not using its RAID capability. But with larger storage at good prices these > days (eg, WD Red or Black 3Tb at the best price-point), should I be using > storage spaces on a newer OS? > > I’d like to also use it as a media server, not sure what Windows 8 or > Server Essentials would offer. > > Thanks > ------------------------------ > > Ian Thomas > Albert Park, Victoria > > > > -- > > David Connors > da...@connors.com | @davidconnors | LinkedIn | +61 417 189 363 > > >
