From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mads Peter Bach Subject: Re: Cheap NAS RAID device Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 00:05:08 +0200 Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3EB58E94.7040708@hum.auc.dk> References: <200305041645.19097.nesta@iceburg.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200305041645.19097.nesta@iceburg.net> To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids 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 h= ave to > be hacked together, and this is what I've come up with: >=20 > 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 warne= d? If you set something (mdadm, for instance) up to monitor your raid, yes= =2E > 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=20 nothing but praise for 3ware's controllers (well, except for RAID-5 wri= te=20 performance). > Will I have to have a 4th HD to boot off of.. or can I create a cust= om > 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. --=20 Mads Peter Bach Systemadministrator, Det Humanistiske Fakultet, Aalborg Universitet Kroghstr=E6de 3 - 5.111, DK-9220 Aalborg =D8st - (+45) 96358062 # whois MPB1-DK@whois.dk-hostmaster.dk - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html