On 05/18/2012 03:57 PM, Brian Martin wrote: > I'm considering a FreeNAS installation for a client. FreeNAS is *really* > built around the idea of separating it's software from the data, to the > point that it needs a dedicated "disk" for itself. The FreeNAS folks were > really thinking of this as being a USB key, since they only need 2G. I > don't really like the idea of using a USB key for this, because: > > 1) it sticks out of the machine somewhere where it can get > bumped/broken/etc. (Yes, I could arrange to have it on an internal or a new > USB add-on card that has an internal slot, but that seems like a bother). > 2) I'm generally not thrilled about a production machine's life and death > hanging on the reliability of a USB key. > > What I would really like to use is a CD-ROM, but the media needs to be > read-write, so that's out. There will be a small but steady amount of > writing to the media for logs, temp files, etc., so it's not static by any > means. > > I'm considering using an CF card instead of a USB key, but I am wondering if > the underlying hardware is really any different. Is it just a USB key in a > different package? Do any of you folks have thoughts about reliability of > these various media choices or others I haven't considered? > > -Brian > > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > Have you considered buying an old used smaller internal hard drive and a Vantec USB-to-IDE/SATA adapter? Good used smaller drives are really cheap and the Vantec adapter is only a bit over $25. Instead of a USB drive sticking out of your machine, all you have is just another USB cable connected to the hard drive which you can place anywhere, top of the box, behind/beside it, etc. Plus you can swap out the drive for another if it goes belly-up or if you a have a need for another USB-linked storage solution without scrubbing out the FreeNAS installation.
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