Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?
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 Engineer Logic Supply, Inc. Direct Line: 802 861 7428 Office: 802 861 2300 ext. 428 david.da...@logicsupply.com www.logicsupply.com George Hartzell wrote: 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? Or should I just buy a barebones headless desktop PC (Dell has them cheap now for $241) for this task? I don't like OEMs. I would rather build my own. Recently well-reviewed Via ARTiGO A2000 is a 2 SATA drive enclosure. You can install anything you want in it. I don't think it has onboard raid, but a software raid (in a lightly loaded NAS) should work pretty well Let me know what you choose. I have an A2000 running -STABLE and another running a slightly hacked version of FreeNAS. All of my FreeNAS support hacks (and then some) have been merged into the image available at: http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2009/05/11/custom-a2000-freenas-image/ I don't have any connection with them except as a happy camper/customer. You'd need to hang the third drive off the USB connection, so it wouldn't be a screamer, but it should work well. Both systems are running the 1TB Western Digital green drives. Otherwise they're plug and play. g. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?
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 RAID chassis, computer system should I get for this setup? Would a soekris be sufficient, or is that overkill? Thanks in advance for your help/advice. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?
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) for this task? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?
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 barebones headless desktop PC (Dell has them cheap now for $241) for this task? I don't like OEMs. I would rather build my own. Recently well-reviewed Via ARTiGO A2000 is a 2 SATA drive enclosure. You can install anything you want in it. I don't think it has onboard raid, but a software raid (in a lightly loaded NAS) should work pretty well Let me know what you choose. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?
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 brought offsite. Right off the bat, YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. Technically: Have at *least* four disks, in RAID 10 ( 10 as in 1+0, or bin(1010) ); As far as chassis, I prefer anything that says Intel on it. Your RAID setup will be managed by FreeBSD anyway. I've found that FreeBSD interacts well deeply with Intel-based hardware. Politically: Don't do 'once per quarter'. It feels to me as though you are an outside contractor (forgive me if i'm wrong). Put a cheap box in that aggregates a daily rsync on a removable drive, and have one of the staff take that drive home. If that is not feasible, dump the changes over the Internet with rsync(1). If both suggestions are not feasible, then you don't want them as your client anyway, as they are too cheap to listen to reason. Either way, for reliable consistency: - use good hardware where the manufacturer has a long-standing reputation for providing documentation to their hardware API (afaik, Intel (smack me if I'm wrong)) - learn the difference between ``archive'' and ``backup'' - understand that the hardware is your weakest link... once you figure out that your storage method is better than the storage mechanism, then you won't ever have to ask this question again ;) Steve smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?
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 once per quarter and brought offsite. Right off the bat, YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG. meh, I missed the entire home fileserver... when I flamed my last post. My apologies. Hopefully it will still apply. Steve smime.p7s Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature
Re: FreeNAS file server...which hardware to choose?
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? Or should I just buy a barebones headless desktop PC (Dell has them cheap now for $241) for this task? I don't like OEMs. I would rather build my own. Recently well-reviewed Via ARTiGO A2000 is a 2 SATA drive enclosure. You can install anything you want in it. I don't think it has onboard raid, but a software raid (in a lightly loaded NAS) should work pretty well Let me know what you choose. I have an A2000 running -STABLE and another running a slightly hacked version of FreeNAS. All of my FreeNAS support hacks (and then some) have been merged into the image available at: http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2009/05/11/custom-a2000-freenas-image/ I don't have any connection with them except as a happy camper/customer. You'd need to hang the third drive off the USB connection, so it wouldn't be a screamer, but it should work well. Both systems are running the 1TB Western Digital green drives. Otherwise they're plug and play. g. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
