Just curious... do any of you use a NAS? If so, which, and how much storage does it have?
I've pretty much decided I've reached the limits of local storage, having filled my shiny new MacPro server, as well as its predecessor G5 server. So before I do something silly, like throw a bunch of 4Tb drives at both machines, I'm investigating alternatives. FreeNAS is the front-runner right now, possibly on one of the off-the-shelf boxes from someone like IXsystems.
As to drives, I suspect my flock of WD green's won't cut it, but I'm torn between WD blacks or their cheaper red drives. I haven't really considered other vendors, as its been maybe ten years since I last bought anything else, and I've done no research.
And for those of you who have no clue what I'm talking about, a NAS is Network Attached Storage. Its a way of building large, reliable and easily accessible storage systems that work across most if not all networks. This is what you do if you value your data and want to protect it from disasters like hard drive failures. ;)
Get one of the HP Proliant microservers and put a RAID card in it. Then install an OS of your choosing.
Quote from: 'markn' pid='37841' dateline='1387692468'Get one of the HP Proliant microservers and put a RAID card in it. Then install an OS of your choosing.
Hrm. This is why I never did anything previously. Not a huge fan of proprietary systems that make you pay for licences, especially when they're different to what I've already got. I could just throw a RAID card in the MacPro and be in the same boat.
I wouldn't have a clue what NAS is but I do have a few raid cards if anyone wants them, SCSI and sata cards.
I stopped building systems 4 years ago and have a bunch of hardware I really don't need/want :ok:
I actually have a room full of hardware that I will never use :angel:
None of it is Mac , sorry fulvio :dash1:
Quote from: 'trout' pid='37844' dateline='1387694937'None of it is Mac
You'd be surprised... those cards will probably work quite happily in a Mac, for starters.
As for a NAS, you could start with the wiki page, or look here:
http://www.freenas.org/for-home/
Maybe use that mountain of gear to build one. :)
Quote from: 'Fulvio' pid='37845' dateline='1387696615'Quote from: 'trout' pid='37844' dateline='1387694937'None of it is Mac
You'd be surprised... those cards will probably work quite happily in a Mac, for starters.
As for a NAS, you could start with the wiki page, or look here:
http://www.freenas.org/for-home/
Maybe use that mountain of gear to build one. :)
I really don't need it Mate, I just put stuff in albums and label the album, More fun looking through coins than a data base :dance2:
I buy a new lappy every couple of years because they are portable ( I work away from home about 10 moths a year) and bloody reliable.
Even the IBM compatibles/Micro slop units are just fine for me, at about $500 a unit is good value.
I though about getting a Mac Book but the cost and different software was prohibitive for me ( I tend to drop things and break them)
What the heck are you blokes talking about. I wouldn't have a clue!
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='37853' dateline='1387708756'What the heck are you blokes talking about. I wouldn't have a clue!
Me neither mate I'm just winging it :)
Quote from: 'trout' pid='37846' dateline='1387698087'I though about getting a Mac Book but the cost and different software was prohibitive for me ( I tend to drop things and break them)
Cost is not as big an issue as you may think. They have much much longer useful lifespans than PC's. And on top of that, they're made out of a solid block of aluminium and have all sorts of useful features, from the magnetic power plug that pops off instead of breaking, to motion sensors that park the hard drive heads before the thing hits the floor when you drop it. I wouldn't drive a truck over one, at least not on purpose, but I've seen them survive some massive oopsies.
As for software, again not as big an issue as you may think. Most of what you might need comes bundled for free, and being Unix based, there's a ton of free stuff out there. Commercial software is comparably priced, and readily available from your friendly Jolly Roger supplier if you already have the PC version and don't feel its fair to have to buy it a second time.
Quote from: 'Goldseeker' pid='37853' dateline='1387708756'What the heck are you blokes talking about. I wouldn't have a clue!
I keep telling ya that's fixable mate. Knowledge is pretty easy to acquire, and extremely valuable. I know some absolutely braindead dropkicks who make their livings out of computers, and if they can do it, I guarantee anyone here, including you, has what it takes to be a guru. :angel: