Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-07 Thread Anders Jacobsen
On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:04, Andrew Oakley andrew.oak...@hesa.ac.ukwrote: I'm looking for a low power NAS box that supports: * Two SATA hard drives up to 2TB each in RAID1 mirroring * Runs Ubuntu Server or can be flashed/reinstalled to run a variant of Ubuntu (or failing that, Debian) - in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-07 Thread Andrew Oakley
211460 F 01242 211122 W www.hesa.ac.uk http://www.hesa.ac.uk/ From: ander...@gmail.com [mailto:ander...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Anders Jacobsen Sent: 07 September 2010 16:08 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Cc: Andrew Oakley Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS

[ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
I'm looking for a low power NAS box that supports: * Two SATA hard drives up to 2TB each in RAID1 mirroring * Runs Ubuntu Server or can be flashed/reinstalled to run a variant of Ubuntu (or failing that, Debian) - in particular, must be able to run cron/at jobs, must be able to do overnight

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread Glen Mehn
I think you'll have at least a bit of trouble doing this with current-ish kit, the big killer will be the silent requirement. I suspect, though, that putting together osmething like one of those Shuttle mini things with an Atom or C3 processor will do what you need. Alternatively, a netbook

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
[mailto:glen.m...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Glen Mehn Sent: 02 September 2010 12:45 To: UK Ubuntu Talk Cc: Andrew Oakley Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu? I think you'll have at least a bit of trouble doing this with current-ish kit, the big killer

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread David Restall - System Administrator
Hi, Andrew Oakley on Thu Sep 02 10:04:39 2010 did scribble :- I'm looking for a low power NAS box that supports: * Two SATA hard drives up to 2TB each in RAID1 mirroring * Runs Ubuntu Server or can be flashed/reinstalled to run a variant of Ubuntu (or failing that, Debian) - in

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread Andrew Oakley
Administrator [mailto:d...@restall.net] Sent: 02 September 2010 14:43 To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com; Andrew Oakley Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu? Hi, Andrew Oakley on Thu Sep 02 10:04:39 2010 did scribble :- I'm looking for a low power NAS box that supports

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread Samuel Toogood
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 02/09/10 14:43, David Restall - System Administrator wrote: snip Might blow the budget a bit but I've just ordered QNAP TS210 (£168 inc VAT Delivery from www.cclonline.com http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=41794. It's

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Low power 2-drive NAS box that can run Ubuntu?

2010-09-02 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 02/09/10 15:16, Andrew Oakley wrote: The other route looks like shopping around for a low-power mini-ITX motherboard, mITX chassis and build from there. What I absolutely do not want is an ATX or mATX power supply slurping 100w and making fan/buzz noises. So maybe I can find an mITX