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D. Ebdrup posted:The only difference between the N36L and N40L is 0.2GHz speed difference on the CPU. Since samba sharing doesn't benefit from threaded solutions, it's negligible how much difference you'll actually see between the two unless you're using the machine as a virtual host for guest OS' (something it's supposedly also designed to do). For $150 you can get a netbook and not deal with some janky software on your computer. edit: well they seem to sell for around $30 on ebay so your dreams can come true!
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DNova posted:For $150 you can get a netbook and not deal with some janky software on your computer. So my solution has been to work it into a script in calibre which syncs to my Kindle - almost as good a solution.
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D. Ebdrup posted:I get +240MBps read and +160MBps writes (and have lagg'd NICs to enable multiple machines to access the NAS at full speed) with my zfs solution on FreeBSD (started with FreeNAS, which is an excellent out-of-the-box solution) on a HP Microserver. It's as cheap as a four-bay NAS solution. Add in a NIC and 8GB memory (both can be had for cheap) and you're good to go provided you're willing to do a bit more reading than Synology requires. You're using the N40L that everyone seems to be talking about (this, right?)? This is 1/4 the cost of the Synology I was looking at, and those speeds are insane. [edit] Hm, this guy only seems to support RAID 0 and 1. I'm hoping for RAID-Z or RAID-5. I already have 4x2TB drives. Can I still do a RAID-Z with FreeNAS with this guy? Fangs404 fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Mar 13, 2012 |
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Fangs404 posted:You're using the N40L that everyone seems to be talking about (this, right?)? What the gently caress. $269.99 USD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16859107052 $479.98 CAD http://ncix.com/products/?sku=68347&vpn=658553-001&manufacture=HP%20Commercial Bullshit, the exchange rate is just about 1:1. Why in the gently caress must I get hosed for being Canadian. Good thing I live an hour away from the border. I'll just have it shipped there.
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Fangs404 posted:You're using the N40L that everyone seems to be talking about (this, right?)? This is 1/4 the cost of the Synology I was looking at, and those speeds are insane. Yeah, you don't care what RAID levels the controller supports when you're doing everything in software - there's no such thing as a RAIDZ hardware controller that I'm aware of  The N40L will present individual drives back to the OS and the OS will slap them together in whatever RAID level you tell it to.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yeah, you don't care what RAID levels the controller supports when you're doing everything in software - there's no such thing as a RAIDZ hardware controller that I'm aware of That's exactly what I figured. How do you guys do the OS vs storage? Is there enough room in that box for a small OS drive, or do you just create a small ~100gb OS partition and leave the rest as storage? IT Guy posted:What the gently caress. That's loving ridiculous. I was gonna offer to have it shipped here, and then I could mail it to you.
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Since this thread has basically turned into a HP Microserver thread (not complaining, they are awesome), is there any difference in throughput of putting my Intel CT NIC on the PCIEx1 slot vs the PCIEx16 slot? I bought the thing since everyone recommended an Intel NIC over the onboard, but I'd hate to tie up the x16 slot if it doesn't make a difference, especially if I can do something else nifty with it, like install a TV tuner or graphics card down the line.
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Fangs404 posted:That's exactly what I figured. How do you guys do the OS vs storage? Is there enough room in that box for a small OS drive, or do you just create a small ~100gb OS partition and leave the rest as storage? FreeNAS (and probably some other OSes) can be installed on a USB drive and the micro server has a convenient internal USB port. Or you can flash the bios to 'unlock' the fifth sata port that's supposed to be used for an optical drive and stick another hard drive up there. Or multiple drives up there with a controller card. Here's some various info on flashing the bios and stuffing in more drives. Galler fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Mar 14, 2012 |
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Can someone explain Plex to me?
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Blackula69 posted:Can someone explain Plex to me? PLEX is pretty much a fork of XBMC that is dedicated to be installed on OSX. I have run both, PLEX and XBMC on a high end MBP and didn't notice much difference. Either is a great front end media solution. My next man-cave project is taking a old 2007(ish) MacBook with a busted display and running PLEX on it for an HTPC. I wonder how it going to handle 1080p, if at all.
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I'm mostly interested in the on-the-fly encoding & streaming - can I throw it on a windows box and watch movies off my NAS onto my ipad?
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Blackula69 posted:I'm mostly interested in the on-the-fly encoding & streaming - can I throw it on a windows box and watch movies off my NAS onto my ipad? Yes. I have the Plex server (it's split between server and front end) on a Windows laptop. That laptop is hooked up to the main TV and runs plex server, which works great. The bedroom has a rooted apple tv running plex off the same media server and I'm able to stream plex shows to my iPad and iPhone. If you set up port forwarding you can even do it from outside your network.
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Awesome, thanks. I've been using my old pc to run boxee, but I'll take some weekend afternoon to test out Plex. e: also, is there any special reason my 360 wouldn't be able to see my NAS? It's a My Book Live with Twonky media server, it should just work but it doesn't - the 360 doesn't even see it Blackula69 fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Mar 14, 2012 |
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Hi everyone, firstly sorry if this is in the first post but I'm not even totally sure what I'm looking for! I recently acquired a Lacie 2Big Network drive for free from work, I duly wiped it and put all my movies and music on it. I then updated all the software on the drive to the latest lacie had available. The problem is though it doesn't seem to scan any of my media on the drive so i can stream say from my ps3 directly, I've gone to the multimedia section on the drive and told it where to look but no matter how many times I tell it to scan the drive it finds nothing (though i doesn't come up with any message telling me its found just constantly scans for media) Does anyone have any experience with Lacie NAS's? is there different software I can install on it that would work better? Thanks.
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N40l for $179.99 shipped! http://www.pcconnectionexpress.com/...a2a5d49a2880a2b
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Lowen SoDium posted:So I am looking for a software RAID4 or 5 or equivalent solution that will work on Windows 7. I use Disparity (http://www.vilett.com/disParity/) and have had very positive results. IMHO it is leaps and bounds more simple than Flexraid. It is no where near feature rich as flexraid though. As mentioned - windows 8 should also fill the gaps in desired coverage.
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DNova posted:N40l for $179.99 shipped! After waiting a while for a synology box to drop to a price I was happy with, I jumped on this instead. I'm going to rip the two 2TB drives out of my desktop to get this guy started. I've installed linux a few times just for shits and giggles, but have never become anywhere near proficient with it. Are there distros that are easy enough for the linux ignorant to use for basic windows file serving / upnp media streaming (ps3), or should I just stick with WHS2011? I've been reading the thread on and off, and most of the ZFS/freeNAS discussion seems to be above my tech level, or maybe because I haven't bothered to practice with this stuff. Is it less complicated than I'm making it out to be?
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DNova posted:N40l for $179.99 shipped! Just did this. I understand I need a better NIC for Freenas. What's a good and cheap option? EDIT: Is this good? Intel EXPI9301CTBLK Network Adapter 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI-Express 1 x RJ45 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106033 UndyingShadow fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Mar 14, 2012 |
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Blackula69 posted:I'm mostly interested in the on-the-fly encoding & streaming - can I throw it on a windows box and watch movies off my NAS onto my ipad? I've switched from XBMC to Plex very recently. The big difference to me is that XBMC, while awesome, requires a lot of tweaking and frankly I've never managed to get to a point where I'm truly happy with it. Plex, on the other hand...I installed the Plex server on a 2CPU/4GB Win7 VM on my ESXi all-in-one, mapped the SMB shares from my Ubuntu VM, pointed Plex at my media shares, and then installed Plex on my already-rooted ATV2 in my bedroom. Now even the high-bitrate 720p and 1080p content that would make the ATV2 choke while in XBMC runs flawlessly, and the Plex ATV2 interface is much more neatly integrated into the rest of the ATV2 (so my wife can easily switch between Plex and ATV2-native Netflix). I have yet to try it with a mobile device yet but I will soon, I've got an iPad and a couple of Android phones. It seems really slick; it does out of the box what XBMC would require hours of tweaking to get to the same point. The only trick with Plex is that if you do install the server to an x64 OS, you do need to fire up the 64-bit version of IE and install Flash from there if you want it to be able to transcode Flash content. UndyingShadow: I have two of those NICs in my ESXi all-in-one. They're solid, but they're also on eBay consistently for about half the cost of Newegg or Amazon.
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Galler posted:Depends on the OS. This is great. Thanks!
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DNova posted:N40l for $179.99 shipped! Link is broken now.
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Ceros_X posted:Link is broken now. Yeah, bummed out. I knew I should have just ordered it and not waited for wife approval. Better to ask forgiveness than permission, right? 
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I just upgraded my gaming / loungeroom rig and I'm planning on using the spare parts (motherboard, CPU & RAM) to setup a home server. Only problem is my motherboard only has 3 SATA 1 slots (ASUS M2N68-VM for reference). Any recommendations for an entry level RAID controller with 4 SATA 2 internal connectors? I've been having a look at Newegg however a number of the $100 - $200 controllers seem to have heaps of bad reviews complaining about hardware incompatibility, software instability etc. Do we have a goon endorsed brand or model of hardware RAID controller?
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I just upgraded the hardware in my file server today to something a bit better. The old hardware was a spare board/processor that someone sent me for free (Asus M2N32 Deluxe and a Phenom X4 9950 that didn't overclock at all). Here is the new hardware: Asus KGPE-D16 Dual G34 socket motherboard 2x Opteron 6134 8-core G34 Magny-Cours 16x 4 gb DDR3 Kingston (64gb total) 2x Dynatron A6 coolers I got the above list for $800 shipped to my door. Everything else is kept the same. It has 3x 30gb Seagate Cheetah 10k SAS drives (OS), 7x 1tb Hitachi (RAID 10 w/ hot spare) and 9x 2tb Hitachi (RAID 6). This gives me 14tb on the main array and 3tb on the backup array/iSCSI target. The RAID controller is the Intel SRCSASBB8I (rebranded LSI 8708EM2), which is hooked into a HP SAS Expander, which connects to the backplanes. This is powered by a Corsair HX620w, which will eventually be upgraded. For network, it has two Intel gigabit NICs and I've added two Intel CT PCIe gigabit NICs as well. The entire thing is housed in a Norco 4020, which is currently sitting in a HP 42u 4-post enclosed rack.   If you know the power supply or see in the pictures, I have a really odd cable that goes from the power supply to the motherboard. I had to make a custom 6pin PCIe connector to 8 pin ATX CPU connector. Otherwise, I'd have to buy a new power supply, and I really didn't want to do that yet. Finally, I've heard this mentioned before, but I literally do not understand the word "overkill". If anyone could help me here, I'd really appreciate it.
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thideras posted:Finally, I've heard this mentioned before, but I literally do not understand the word "overkill". If anyone could help me here, I'd really appreciate it. It's a myth and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
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thideras posted:If you know the power supply or see in the pictures, I have a really odd cable that goes from the power supply to the motherboard. I had to make a custom 6pin PCIe connector to 8 pin ATX CPU connector. Otherwise, I'd have to buy a new power supply, and I really didn't want to do that yet. Er, what? That 6 pin connector is for a video card. Were you missing the 8pin atx breakout cable or something?
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Longinus00 posted:Er, what? That 6 pin connector is for a video card.  I know that you think it is insane, but there is nothing electrically wrong with doing it. thideras fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Mar 15, 2012 |
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thideras posted:Exactly, that is why I had to make a custom cable. The power supply has one 8pin ATX CPU cable and the motherboard needs two to function. Both the PCIe 6 pin and ATX CPU 8 pin have 12v and ground. All I had to do is double up two of the connections to give me 8 wires. So, instead of running a video card off that port, I'm running a processor. It can't tell the difference and the cable works perfectly. Okay that makes more sense. I'm just glad you didn't try to plug the PCIe 6+2 cable into the ATX 8pin slot.
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Longinus00 posted:Okay that makes more sense. I'm just glad you didn't try to plug the PCIe 6+2 cable into the ATX 8pin slot. 
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UndyingShadow posted:Just did this. I understand I need a better NIC for Freenas. What's a good and cheap option? According to the internet that has the 82574L controller. Based on a post previous page the em(4) driver is not supported on the 82574L, but the 82574 and other controllers. Whether or not the L means anything I have no clue. Anyways, I think this NIC uses the 82574 controller and is only like 5 bucks more expensive. Might want to wait for someone who knows what they're talking about to pipe up before going hog wild though.
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DNova posted:N40l for $179.99 shipped! Just came back up!!! Nabbed one! Ugh, this was the perfect storm. Newegg had 2TB Samsung EcoGreen F4's for $40 off today so I went ahead and picked up the drives I needed as well. Looking forward to getting this sucker set up although I'm starting to worry where in god's name I'll put it. Prefect Six fucked around with this message at 05:11 on Mar 15, 2012 |
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Prefect Six posted:Just came back up!!! Nabbed one! Down again.
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Galler posted:It's a myth and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Agreed but still, that's some serious loving hardware. Thideras, what are you running on that monster?
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IOwnCalculus posted:Agreed but still, that's some serious loving hardware. Thideras, what are you running on that monster? Now that I have a lot more RAM/CPU for the file server, I can add a bunch more VMs. What I'll add, I don't know; but I'll find a use eventually. The deal was too good to pass up. I'm sure it may seem silly that I have all this hardware and don't "store the internet" on it, but I have fun doing what I do and learn a ton from just playing around. As I find services that make my network run better or that are useful, I keep them as a permanent addition. I know that my next personal project is to write reviews on individual NAS operating systems and do a comparison between them. I'd also like to get short "How to" guides created, but that might take a bit longer. Guess that makes me a server addict. But, man, do these hits feel good. 
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thideras posted:I just upgraded the hardware in my file server today to something a bit better. The old hardware was a spare board/processor that someone sent me for free (Asus M2N32 Deluxe and a Phenom X4 9950 that didn't overclock at all). Here is the new hardware: How did you get such a sweet deal on all that hardware - seems like the motherboard and 1 CPU alone should be $1000. I also would not have been able to pass up on that deal. Good catch
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roadhead posted:How did you get such a sweet deal on all that hardware - seems like the motherboard and 1 CPU alone should be $1000. I also would not have been able to pass up on that deal. Good catch
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I currently have 3 x 500gb harddrives in a Raid 5 array as storage drive in my desktop. Once the prices drop back down on drives, I would like to expand the array. If I wanted to start using larger drives to make the array larger (1tb, 2tb+), what would be the way I'd go about moving my files over to the new drives? I think I have 3 SATA ports left on my mobo to plug the new drives in and I could just drag and drop the files onto the new drives, but I don't know if my PSU can handle that much more power draw or if it's the correct way to copy the files over.
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Doh004 posted:I currently have 3 x 500gb harddrives in a Raid 5 array as storage drive in my desktop. Once the prices drop back down on drives, I would like to expand the array. If I wanted to start using larger drives to make the array larger (1tb, 2tb+), what would be the way I'd go about moving my files over to the new drives? I think I have 3 SATA ports left on my mobo to plug the new drives in and I could just drag and drop the files onto the new drives, but I don't know if my PSU can handle that much more power draw or if it's the correct way to copy the files over. Does your motherboard raid support expanding the current array? If so, you can expand the array one drive at a time. Pull one out, put the new drive in, let it rebuild, repeat for second drive, then third drive, then expand the array to use the full amount of drive space. IT Guy fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Mar 15, 2012 |
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Three hard drives won't take more than 30W on the PSU. Unless you're already running stupidly tight on power, your system can handle temporarily running six hard drives.
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IT Guy posted:Does your motherboard raid support expanding the current array? Oh! I didn't know you could have drives of different sizes within the same array. I have this mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131346 Also, I didn't know harddrives took so little power, that's good to know
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