Re: [H] Need advice on Windows server OS flavor for NFS
Why do you need NFS? I'm just curious. From what I have read. if you are running Win7 Ultimate, there is a client for NFS that you have to install, because it does not come pre-installed. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/nfs-client-for-windows-7/8e1d80e4-f601-4758-9711-72c8b003e5c9 http://www.blackviper.com/windows-services/client-for-nfs/ On 3/4/2013 4:03 PM, Brian Weeden wrote: Need some advice on OS for my media server. I've been using Win7 for a while, but need to move to something that supports NFS. From what I've read, Win7 doesn't and won't. While I'm aware of the *nix world out there that might be an option, nearly all of my experience is with Windows and given that I really don't have time to learn a new OS I will need to stick with Windows. With the demise of Windows Home Server, I think my options are Windows Server 2008 or the new Server 2012 Essentials. What are the pros/cons of each? My media server does triple duty: it hosts the 20 TB of files for network clients (using FlexRAID), it acts as a HTPC frontend for the downstairs theater (using XBMC), and it serves as a ripping/converting machine (through RDP access to a second client session). I guess another option would be to separate out the fileserver from the frontend/ripping duties, but that would involve some major system reconfig and additional hardware that I would really not prefer to do. - Brian
Re: [H] Need advice on Windows server OS flavor for NFS
So that does it buy you...faster speeds to access files? I'm using Win7 home staring on mine...and have 40TB of shares. On 3/5/2013 7:29 AM, Brian Weeden wrote: NFS is a much more efficient protocol for serving network files compared to SMB. I'd need a server module for NFS, not a client one. There are a couple of NFS server apps for Windows out there (FreeNFS and Hanewin) but people have had mixed results using them for my application. - Brian On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.netwrote: Why do you need NFS? I'm just curious. From what I have read. if you are running Win7 Ultimate, there is a client for NFS that you have to install, because it does not come pre-installed. http://answers.microsoft.com/**en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-** networking/nfs-client-for-**windows-7/8e1d80e4-f601-4758-** 9711-72c8b003e5c9http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/nfs-client-for-windows-7/8e1d80e4-f601-4758-9711-72c8b003e5c9 http://www.blackviper.com/**windows-services/client-for-**nfs/http://www.blackviper.com/windows-services/client-for-nfs/ On 3/4/2013 4:03 PM, Brian Weeden wrote: Need some advice on OS for my media server. I've been using Win7 for a while, but need to move to something that supports NFS. From what I've read, Win7 doesn't and won't. While I'm aware of the *nix world out there that might be an option, nearly all of my experience is with Windows and given that I really don't have time to learn a new OS I will need to stick with Windows. With the demise of Windows Home Server, I think my options are Windows Server 2008 or the new Server 2012 Essentials. What are the pros/cons of each? My media server does triple duty: it hosts the 20 TB of files for network clients (using FlexRAID), it acts as a HTPC frontend for the downstairs theater (using XBMC), and it serves as a ripping/converting machine (through RDP access to a second client session). I guess another option would be to separate out the fileserver from the frontend/ripping duties, but that would involve some major system reconfig and additional hardware that I would really not prefer to do. - Brian
Re: [H] Need advice on Windows server OS flavor for NFS
Ah...thanks for the info. I have this thing http://www.geekbuying.com/item/iMito-MX2-Android-4-1-Jelly-Bean-Dual-Core-TV-BOX-RK3066-1-6Ghz-Cortex-A9-1GB-RAM-8G-ROM-HDMI-Blue-312721.html which I'm testing out. Not sure if I will try to turn it into a movie player, though. But it is the ultimate in small. My HTPCs seem to need maintenance. One of them recently started making more fan noise...so I'm going to have to open it up and quiet it back down. On 3/5/2013 7:59 AM, Brian Weeden wrote: It buys you lower overhead in the file transfer process, which means you can use lower-end machines as front-ends. I'm looking to use a Raspberry Pi running Raspbmc. It can handle the 1080p video decode just fine, but chokes on the file transfer part with files bigger than a GB or so. The advantage is a much simpler box, no fan/noise, and lower power consumption. - Brian On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.netwrote: So that does it buy you...faster speeds to access files? I'm using Win7 home staring on mine...and have 40TB of shares. On 3/5/2013 7:29 AM, Brian Weeden wrote: NFS is a much more efficient protocol for serving network files compared to SMB. I'd need a server module for NFS, not a client one. There are a couple of NFS server apps for Windows out there (FreeNFS and Hanewin) but people have had mixed results using them for my application. - Brian On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote: Why do you need NFS? I'm just curious. From what I have read. if you are running Win7 Ultimate, there is a client for NFS that you have to install, because it does not come pre-installed. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_**7-**http://answers.microsoft.com/**en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-** networking/nfs-client-for-windows-7/8e1d80e4-f601-4758- 9711-72c8b003e5c9http://**answers.microsoft.com/en-us/** windows/forum/windows_7-**networking/nfs-client-for-** windows-7/8e1d80e4-f601-4758-**9711-72c8b003e5c9http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/nfs-client-for-windows-7/8e1d80e4-f601-4758-9711-72c8b003e5c9 http://www.blackviper.com/windows-services/client-for-nfs/http://www.blackviper.com/**windows-services/client-for-**nfs/ http://www.blackviper.**com/windows-services/client-**for-nfs/http://www.blackviper.com/windows-services/client-for-nfs/ On 3/4/2013 4:03 PM, Brian Weeden wrote: Need some advice on OS for my media server. I've been using Win7 for a while, but need to move to something that supports NFS. From what I've read, Win7 doesn't and won't. While I'm aware of the *nix world out there that might be an option, nearly all of my experience is with Windows and given that I really don't have time to learn a new OS I will need to stick with Windows. With the demise of Windows Home Server, I think my options are Windows Server 2008 or the new Server 2012 Essentials. What are the pros/cons of each? My media server does triple duty: it hosts the 20 TB of files for network clients (using FlexRAID), it acts as a HTPC frontend for the downstairs theater (using XBMC), and it serves as a ripping/converting machine (through RDP access to a second client session). I guess another option would be to separate out the fileserver from the frontend/ripping duties, but that would involve some major system reconfig and additional hardware that I would really not prefer to do. - Brian
[H] Need advice on Windows server OS flavor for NFS
Need some advice on OS for my media server. I've been using Win7 for a while, but need to move to something that supports NFS. From what I've read, Win7 doesn't and won't. While I'm aware of the *nix world out there that might be an option, nearly all of my experience is with Windows and given that I really don't have time to learn a new OS I will need to stick with Windows. With the demise of Windows Home Server, I think my options are Windows Server 2008 or the new Server 2012 Essentials. What are the pros/cons of each? My media server does triple duty: it hosts the 20 TB of files for network clients (using FlexRAID), it acts as a HTPC frontend for the downstairs theater (using XBMC), and it serves as a ripping/converting machine (through RDP access to a second client session). I guess another option would be to separate out the fileserver from the frontend/ripping duties, but that would involve some major system reconfig and additional hardware that I would really not prefer to do. - Brian
Re: [H] Need advice on Windows server OS flavor for NFS
If you don't want to change much, check out freenfs. It will give you what you need. That being said, check out freenas if you ever want to seperate out your machines. It supports nfs/cifs(smb)/iscsi out of the box and can be expanded to include media server duties. Easy to use web GUI too :) Julian Sent from my iProduct, cause I'm iSpecial But not in that ishort bus kind of way... On Mar 4, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Brian Weeden brian.wee...@gmail.com wrote: Need some advice on OS for my media server. I've been using Win7 for a while, but need to move to something that supports NFS. From what I've read, Win7 doesn't and won't. While I'm aware of the *nix world out there that might be an option, nearly all of my experience is with Windows and given that I really don't have time to learn a new OS I will need to stick with Windows. With the demise of Windows Home Server, I think my options are Windows Server 2008 or the new Server 2012 Essentials. What are the pros/cons of each? My media server does triple duty: it hosts the 20 TB of files for network clients (using FlexRAID), it acts as a HTPC frontend for the downstairs theater (using XBMC), and it serves as a ripping/converting machine (through RDP access to a second client session). I guess another option would be to separate out the fileserver from the frontend/ripping duties, but that would involve some major system reconfig and additional hardware that I would really not prefer to do. - Brian
