[ale] Build-yer-own NAS server

[Raylynn Knight]

On Tue, 2006-06-06 at 14:48 -0400, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Tue June 6 2006 2:37 pm, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> > Agreed.  I think the 1TB device mentioned is one that uses RAID0 :(.
> > Thats nice but there is a higher chance of failure with more drives
> > and RAID0 means if one goes all your data goes.  Or really your
> > filesystem. You'll need to figure out how to get the data off the
> > other drives of the raid.
> 
> I was just installing an app this weekend, on a RHES 3 update 4 system. 
> It was a new HP Proliant DL3180 box, dual processors... lotsa ram..
> they used the hp smartstart to set it up, or TRIED to use it. It does 
> not support Linux as an OS :)

Only if they're using an obsolete version of SmartStart.  Any of the
recent SmartStart CD's support Linux.  Even on my ancient Compaq
ProLiant 1600 (Dual 550 Pentium III). 

> then they tried to creat a HUGE partition. They had 6-300 GB drives, 
> and tried to create 2 partitions,  the first was 20GB, the other THE 
> REST.. Problem is, RHES 3 update 4 has a 1 TB partition limit. We 
> didn't know that, and the redhat techie didn't either.
> we had to update to RHES 3 update 6, which the application isn't 
> certified on..... and get a waiver. lotsa fun!!!
> To be honest, I'm not sure what kinda RAID setup they use on those 
> things, I always come after that part is done.