How do I make a RAID server?
Feb 7, 2007 | 4:27 pm
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Feb 7, 2007 | 6:04 pm
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Review and tutorial here
Its quite impressive
Personally, I use an existing linux server for my file shares, but I've built several FreeNAS Boxes and besides the power requirements of running a PC vs a small consumer electronic box, I quite prefer it. Its extreamly flexible....its got smb, iscsi, ftp, domain support, etc... Its also rock solid.
Feb 7, 2007 | 6:41 pm
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In the interest of full disclosure...
Its support for software based RAID 5 is in beta, but the same is true for just about any opensource raid 5 solution. In my testing I found it to be equal to Linux's md support...in that neither has given me any problems on a wide range of hardware and drives. Of course, it supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 fully with out any "beta" tags...
I'm pretty sold on RAID 5, its a little more costly to setup, but considering the reliability factor, I think its worth it.
What I really like a freenas is its small footprint. Its about 28 megs total installed. It really sings, performance-wise.
Its support for software based RAID 5 is in beta, but the same is true for just about any opensource raid 5 solution. In my testing I found it to be equal to Linux's md support...in that neither has given me any problems on a wide range of hardware and drives. Of course, it supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 fully with out any "beta" tags...
I'm pretty sold on RAID 5, its a little more costly to setup, but considering the reliability factor, I think its worth it.
What I really like a freenas is its small footprint. Its about 28 megs total installed. It really sings, performance-wise.
Feb 7, 2007 | 7:59 pm
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the controllers I've chosen. I'm stuck with the linux for now. But based on
your experience, I think i'll test this out on some other boxes.