Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?

2009-07-21 Thread David Davis
Hi Guys, I just wanted to mention that George's changes should be incorporated into the official FreeNAS build of 0.7 (it's RC1 right now) when it comes out, so using our custom image should only be a temporary thing should you choose to go the A2000 route. Regards, David Davis Software

FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?

2009-07-19 Thread Aleksandr Miroslav
I would like to setup a home fileserver running FreeNAS (which itself runs on FreeBSD 7.2). Can someone recommend hardware for this? I know I'd have to get 3 harddrives. Two will be at home running RAID1, and the third will be mirrored about once per quarter and brought offsite. What kind of

Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?

2009-07-19 Thread Aleksandr Miroslav
On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Aleksandr Miroslav alexmiros...@gmail.com wrote: What kind of RAID chassis, computer system should I get for this setup? Would a soekris be sufficient, or is that overkill? Or should I just buy a barebones headless desktop PC (Dell has them cheap now for $241)

Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?

2009-07-19 Thread Tim Judd
On 7/19/09, Aleksandr Miroslav alexmiros...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Aleksandr Miroslav alexmiros...@gmail.com wrote: What kind of RAID chassis, computer system should I get for this setup? Would a soekris be sufficient, or is that overkill? Or should I just buy a

Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?

2009-07-19 Thread Steve Bertrand
Aleksandr Miroslav wrote: I would like to setup a home fileserver running FreeNAS (which itself runs on FreeBSD 7.2). Can someone recommend hardware for this? I know I'd have to get 3 harddrives. Two will be at home running RAID1, and the third will be mirrored about once per quarter and

Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?

2009-07-19 Thread Steve Bertrand
Steve Bertrand wrote: Aleksandr Miroslav wrote: I would like to setup a home fileserver running FreeNAS (which itself runs on FreeBSD 7.2). Can someone recommend hardware for this? I know I'd have to get 3 harddrives. Two will be at home running RAID1, and the third will be mirrored about

Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?

2009-07-19 Thread George Hartzell
Tim Judd writes: On 7/19/09, Aleksandr Miroslav alexmiros...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Aleksandr Miroslav alexmiros...@gmail.com wrote: What kind of RAID chassis, computer system should I get for this setup? Would a soekris be sufficient, or is that overkill?