NAS or RAID

[Robert F. Kennedy]

Hello Joseph and everyone who has replied,

>Please define large.
I would like to start with two 200GB drives and just add extra drives as
the need arises.
>What purpose?
photos, videos, assorted downloaded trash, PVR and backup
>Is cost an issue?
Yes
>Is speed an issue?
Probably not so critical for these applications, I don't know if speed
is a big issue for PVR. I generally like to have as much speed as I can
get. I've always had 10,000RPM SCSI disks but prices for these drives is
crazy compared to what I can get in SATA.
>How long can it be offline if it crashes and you have to restore from
backup?
>what method of backup do you have in mind?
I won't backup this file server but it will be a backup for a server and
a PC (not large amounts, just data)

Basically due to a very limited computer budget I've been getting along
on about 50GB among three computers (very tight) for three years now so
there are probably lots of things I will start doing that I can't even
think of doing right now. Along those lines does anyone have any
suggestions on what to fill the file server with that I haven't
anticipated?

Thanks for the many replies.

On 8/16/05, Sy <sy1234-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I've worked with small ones a while back.  I would say that purchasing

> a prebuilt NAS device is a huge waste of money compared to building a 
> Linux RAID storage box.  However, such a regular box needs to come 
> with a small amount of knowhow and administrative overhead.
> 
> 
> As an aside, I understand that the Apple X-serv RAID thingies are good

> bang for the buck.  My old work had a couple and administration was 
> said to be great.  Also, working with huge files was said to be a good

> experience.
> 
> http://www.apple.com/xserve/ http://www.apple.com/xserve/raid/
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/16/05, Robert F. Kennedy <rfk-Zd07PnzKK1IAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Has anyone created a large storage system like NAS or a RAID 
> > subsystem? I am thinking of creating a large hard drive storage 
> > system and was wondering what others have created.
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