From: Mads Peter Bach <mpb@hum.auc.dk>
To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Cheap NAS RAID device
Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 00:05:08 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3EB58E94.7040708@hum.auc.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200305041645.19097.nesta@iceburg.net>
Brice B wrote:
> So far I haven't been able to find any 1U NAS turn-key raid solution for
> anything under $2000 for just the chasis! So this thing is going to have to
> be hacked together, and this is what I've come up with:
>
> 1 EPIA MB w/ VIA C3 800mhz Processor (mini ITX)
> A tailored case [ likely out of a tape deck ]
You might take a look at http://www.linitx.com/ . They have a number of cases.
> Will the performance of a linux software raid level 5 be sufficient w/
> the VIA C3 800mhz Processor?
It should be, yes.
> Will the data be safe under LSR? ie. If a disk dies, will I be warned?
If you set something (mdadm, for instance) up to monitor your raid, yes.
> When I shutdown & replace the disk, will data remain?
Yes.
> Am I better off using a 3Ware Escalade or a Promise FastTrax SX4000 to
> handle my array?
If you have the cash to burn, HW raid is a bit easier (IMHO) to use. I have
nothing but praise for 3ware's controllers (well, except for RAID-5 write
performance).
> Will I have to have a 4th HD to boot off of.. or can I create a custom
> bootable CD that will bring up my system (kernel, raid, apache, nfs,
> samba) ? Or should I boot directly from RAID?
You can boot from RAID1, so you could create a small RAID1 set, to boot off.
--
Mads Peter Bach
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2003-05-04 16:45 ` Cheap NAS RAID device Brice B
2003-05-04 22:05 ` Mads Peter Bach [this message]
2003-05-05 8:07 ` Gordon Henderson
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