That's probably just because of the price point per TB is a better trade-off.
On 29 July 2015 at 18:29, Adrian Halid <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ken, > > > > > I think 2TB drives were the max when the hardware was released – certainly > > 3TB/4TB drives work just fine in N36L/N40L etc. I’ve used 6TB drives in N54L > > > > Ah. Good to know. I was just reading the spec sheet. It seem many people > are using 3 or 4 TB drives in them. > > > > > > *Regards* > > > > *Adrian Halid* > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *ILT > *Sent:* Wednesday, 29 July 2015 2:03 PM > *To:* 'ozDotNet' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* RE: [OT] home server > > > > Ken > > I have used WHS 2011 really only as a file server. The HP hardware was > quite cheap when I bought it initially – apart from adding RAM, and extra > drives. I have used TeamViewer to download to it remotely (I can use my > personal data quotas at cheaper rates than when at a remote location, in > Australia or overseas – and it’s Windows, necessary for the special-purpose > downloader). I don’t have a great number of complaints about WHS 2011. > > I bought DriveBender, when initially released (Oct 2011), and never got to > install any of the many versions (v1310 was the last I downloaded), as it > seemed that it was never out of beta. Can you comment on its effectiveness? > I have just had a look at Division-M’s support page and see that it > supports Windows 8 and Server 2012, so I have downloaded v2380 and will > contact the developers/publishers if I need to ‘renew’ my license. > > DriveBender may suit me best. unRAID free edition seems a little > restrictive to me (2 drives), though mixing HDD sizes is an attraction cf > RAID. I think the HP Microserver’s controller does support JBOD as well > though. > ------------------------------ > > Ian Thomas > Albert Park, Victoria > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Ken Schaefer > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:55 AM > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* RE: [OT] home server > > > > Hi, > > > > What are the limitations you see with WHS2011? I can then let you know if > that goes away with WSE2012. > > > > With my setup, I’ve used a regular Windows Server 2012 R2 and added the > WSE role – that allows you to join the server to my existing AD domain, and > gives you all the related goodness (e.g. centralised account management > etc.) > > > > I then have a CrashPlan subscription that allows me to backup critical > information offsite (Crashplan also supports backups locally, and to > friends you might have). > > > > I use DriveBender to give me folder-by-folder RAID1, rather than relying > on hardware RAID. There’s various other software RAID systems out there you > could also use. > > > > I like WSE because it’s a regular Windows Server under the covers, so you > can do a lot more than just serve files (run whatever services you want, it > can act as a reverse proxy etc.). However if your primary use case is to > serve/backup files, then a NAS is probably going to be simpler to manage > and consume less power. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *ILT > *Sent:* Monday, 27 July 2015 2:20 PM > *To:* 'ozDotNet' <[email protected]> > *Subject:* RE: [OT] home server > > > > 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:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *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:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *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:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *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:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *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) <[email protected]> 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:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Stephen Price > *Sent:* Saturday, 25 July 2015 12:05 PM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *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 <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] | @davidconnors | LinkedIn | +61 417 189 363 >
