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Home SAN or NAS

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twodaend

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I was wondering if it is possible to build a small SAN or NAS for home use. I've seen the Linksys NAS solutions however I would prefer something that would allow for normal NTFS formatting rather the way Linksys does it which I believe is there own type of format(prevents you from taking the HD out and installing it in a PC)

I currently have a Wireless-G network and would like something possibly using the network rather than a PC so a particular PC will not have to be on all the time for the NAS or SAN to be available. However, I'm open to all suggestions.

If further info is needed, please ask.

Thanks in advance.
 
The Linksys probably uses XFS, ReiserFS, Ext3, or another common Linux filesystem. It's basiclly a stripped down PC running either Linux or BSD from flash. You could build your own low end server to be a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box.

SAN (Storage Area Network) is very different from NAS. A SAN is usually a hardware RAID box plus several computers all connected together via FibreChannel via a 2gbit FC switch. Fancy drivers allow each computer to directly access the RAID without having to go through a server. This can also be done over 1gbit ethernet via iSCSI.
 
Originally posted by: halfadder
The Linksys probably uses XFS, ReiserFS, Ext3, or another common Linux filesystem. It's basiclly a stripped down PC running either Linux or BSD from flash. You could build your own low end server to be a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box.
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Have you ever seen any articles on how to do this? I would like to set up a SAN at home to facilitate learning Tivoli Storage Manager. I have a pair of 18GB SCSI drives I can run in an old 500MHz box.
 
So putting a NAS together is simply just putting a PC together with a few large drives and connecting it to the network. Is there anything in particular I should look for as far as OS running, should it be XP or one of the 2K servers. I was hoping not to use a PC itself rather some device. I like the Linksys idea, I just don't like the fact that I can't use that drive else where if neeed.
 
I was thinking about the PC idea and it sounds good, but I was wondering if I would have to have a keyboard, mouse and a monitor connected to it . Or can I just plug it up and let it go.
 
I have something better than NAS: It's called OAPC. That stands for Old Ass PC. Just throw four 200GB HDDS on an old WinXP box and call it a day.
 
No, you will not need any input other than the network cable. For example, I have an older computer running Gentoo Linux acting as a firewall/DHCP/router. All I do is give it power, network connections and push the power button. All necessary services are started automatically.
 
Do you ever need to troubleshoot that machine or tweek it? If so how? For example it is not running or locked up, and remote desktop is not working, do you just reset.
 
As of right now, current uptime on that box is 54 days. I've never had any lockups. Once you get it configured the way you want it, it's pretty much left to fend for itself. I might go in here sometime soon and tighten the firewall settings and that could get me locked out to where I have to pull the box out and plug a keyboard and monitor in but outside of that, I guess if it did lock up perhaps due to a DoS attack, I would have to reboot. If the machine did not come up for some reason, I would have to plug a monitor and keyboard in to find out what's happening. My actual file server box is the same. I just turn it on and once the system is finished booting, I can access it just fine. Should I need to administer any of them, I use ssh and log in remotely (across the room). I hope that helps some and wasn't totally confusing.
 
I'm using that Linksys NSLU2 NAS device with 2x200gb hard drives for storage/backup. I believe it uses the Linux Ext3 filesystem, but there are utilities that will let a XP machine read the drive (don't know about writing to it though?). There are some compatibility issues with specific enclosures, but with all things considered it has met and surpassed my needs as a NAS device.

You can assign users/groups/passwords and access your files from online. You can also schedule the NAS device to make routine backups of Disk #1 to Disk #2. It's highly hackable and there are a number of support groups/sites on it now. I have an older thread with some other info about it including links.
 
We have a client that is in the market for a cheap "NAS" solution. In research we found the best price/performance solution was the Buffalo HD-H250LAN. It's got 2 USB ports so you can hang a printer off it to share or external USB drive for additional storage. It doesn't have wireless access but I didn't see one that does. A search of Pricegrabber showed $317 to the door in my area from Comp-U-Plus. This is what we're going to recommend.
 
Originally posted by: RoborIt doesn't have wireless access but I didn't see one that does.
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You might see Wireless NAS with the next level of Wireless Bandwitdh and security.

Right Now Wireless is too slow and insecure for such purpose.

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