On 29 July 2015 at 16:02, Adrian Halid <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi David, > > > > Why would you use unRaid and not just the hardware raid? > > The 2 main reasons I use unRaid are the ease of decommissioning and the ease of upgrading my hardware (although I haven't needed to do either). unRaid is not a version of Raid. Instead it constantly maintains a parity drive so that any drive that goes down can be kept alive virtually. The actual drives that store the data are not striped, or modified in any other way, so could be pulled out of the server and stuck into another machine seamlessly. Upgrading the capacity is also seamless. Swapping a drive: Say I have 2 x 2TB data drives and 1x2TB parity drive. I can swap the 2TB parity drive for a 3TB drive without bringing the system down (the parity gets rebuilt in situ). I can then replace one of the 2TB data drives with a 3TB drive (again without bringing the system down). Easy. Plus, I can have any combination of drive sizes, as long as the parity drive is the biggest. Adding a new drive is even easier - just add it. 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If you are not the intended recipient please contact the > sender as soon as possible by return e-mail and then delete both messages > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David Burstin > *Sent:* Wednesday, 29 July 2015 1:06 PM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *Subject:* RE: [OT] home server > > > > 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" <[email protected]> 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:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *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 <[email protected]> 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:* [email protected] [mailto: > [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 > > > >
