[Gllug] Network file server (for home use)

[Richard Jones]

I've determined to centralise all the photos, music, etc. spread
across laptops and desktops at Jones HQ onto a network file server,
mainly so that it's all in one place and can be backed up.  I need at
least a terabyte to handle current & future storage, and really it
should be RAID-1 + backup (in other words, 3 * the storage).  Oh, and
fast too ...

Nowadays there seems to be a new class of device which has some sort
of motherboard and OS, and space where you plug in a certain number of
harddrives, for example:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-SC101-Storage-Central/dp/B000AL5H7A/

I just chose that one at random, but all these devices seem to get
miserable reviews on Amazon.

An alternative seems to be some sort of midi-tower sized enclosure and
perhaps a fanless mini-ITX motherboard and Linux.  Better for me
because I can install and manage Linux, make sure the firewall is
configured properly and so on.  But unfortunately I'll need something
which is really quiet (logical place for this is going to be in the
living room), and it seems like (quiet cases /\ large enough to
contain 4 or more HDDs) = empty set.

Do GLLUGers have any ideas about this?

Rich.

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Richard Jones
Red Hat
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