Originally Posted by
pred02
1) Sharing of files across a number of workstations;
2) Those files to be safe in event of a hardware failure
3) Maintainless process for the system performing 1 and 2 above.
Thanks!
I realize that you said you're not interested in WHS, but WHS meets the criteria you're looking for. I'm just saying
Another thing to think about. You mentioned viruses as a concern for the Microsoft platform. You're going to be storing data on your NAS from your Windows laptops / desktops, correct? Do you plan on running antivirus software on a Linux NAS? Your real virus exposure is in the data that you're storing on the NAS, and if you're not running an A/V solution on the NAS to scan the data that you're storing / sharing on it, then you're leaving yourself exposed.