Openfiler.com provides a decent Linux based NAS with good manageability. Provides targets for iscsi as well as FC.<br><br>The software is open source, runs on COTS.<br><br><br>Asaf<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Stephen W. Clarke <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephenc-wtWqQT8woy8@public.gmane.org">stephenc-wtWqQT8woy8@public.gmane.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">The Thecus 1U4500 is a rackmount unit that has everything except ssh access.<br>
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Stephen<br>
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On Tue, June 23, 2009 10:54, Tyler Aviss wrote:<br>
> Does anyone here have an recommendations along the following lines (in<br>
> order of importance)<br>
><br>
> * NAS drive enclosure<br>
> * Linux-friendly<br>
> * 1GB/s+ transfer (1x1GB or dual/bonded)<br>
> * Reliable<br>
> * RAID-1<br>
> * RAID-5 (if >2 disks)<br>
> * Convenient size<br>
> * Somewhat low power consumption<br>
> * Reads drives up to 1.5TB+<br>
> * Runs Linux and/or accessible via SSH (sshfs)<br>
> * Data encryption<br>
> * Printserver<br>
> * Additional eSATA port(s)<br>
> * Additonal USB port(s)<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> So far the contenders are (and anyone who can chime in who has<br>
> experience with these, please do):<br>
><br>
> * a QNAP TS209-2 or TS409 storage device. I found one place that sells<br>
> these near Toronto, and plenty on eBay<br>
> <a href="http://www.btecanada.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=QNAP" target="_blank">http://www.btecanada.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=QNAP</a><br>
> (more known vendors in the TO area welcome)<br>
><br>
><br>
> * a DROBO NAS<br>
> <a href="http://www.drobo.com/products/drobo.php" target="_blank">http://www.drobo.com/products/drobo.php</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> * Custom hardware (mini-ITX box, recommendations?) running FreeNAS<br>
> <a href="http://www.freenas.org" target="_blank">http://www.freenas.org</a><br>
><br>
><br>
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