I just found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeNAS since I was doing my best to understand the initial post (newb on this subject) and try to research the unknown. Hope it might be useful Eric B Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:02:26 -0500 > From: Martin Hicks <mort [ at ] bork [ dot ] org> > Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] Recommendations for home NAS > To: OCLUG tech list <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> > Message-ID: > < > CAJUS3Xn294sUDebTW6WjYaM0E4fpG6Kft+h-KzvAyCyQzKJ6dg [ at ] mail [ dot ] gmail [ dot ] com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi, > > I've been running a full-sized PC in a 2U rackmount case in my basement for > years and years and am finding that I no longer use it except as a file > server for movies and music and as a place to copy files for backup > purposes. > > Can someone recommend a small machine that has: > > 1) ability to run linux (I think I'd prefer flash-based OS, with openWRT or > something similar) > > 2) either slots for two 3.5" disks or external connection ability > (USB/ESata) for data volumes, as I'd like to RAID-1 my data-holding disks > > It could also be a wireless router / gateway / switch, but that isn't > mandatory since I have an ancient WRT54GS that still does the job quite > capably. > > Thanks, > mh > > -- > Martin Hicks P.Eng. | mort [ at ] bork [ dot ] org > Bork Consulting Inc. | +1 (613) 266-2296 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:13:27 -0500 > From: "Prof J C Nash (U30A)" <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca> > Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Recommendations for home NAS > To: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > Message-ID: <50EAE617 [ dot ] 2040605 [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > I've run a Koolu box for about 4 years. Claim is 15w only. Had a > built-in 80g IDE drive, now replaced with 320G. 4 USBs, Ethernet, video, > and sound. I run Lucid-server on it. Unfortunately, I don't think > available. > > I'd also be interested in results Martin finds, and suspect there must > be some boxes similar to the Koolu out there, possibly even as small as > a Raspberry Pi if one didn't need too much performance. > > JN > > > On 13-01-07 10:02 AM, Martin Hicks wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've been running a full-sized PC in a 2U rackmount case in my basement > for > > years and years and am finding that I no longer use it except as a file > > server for movies and music and as a place to copy files for backup > > purposes. > > > > Can someone recommend a small machine that has: > > > > 1) ability to run linux (I think I'd prefer flash-based OS, with openWRT > or > > something similar) > > > > 2) either slots for two 3.5" disks or external connection ability > > (USB/ESata) for data volumes, as I'd like to RAID-1 my data-holding disks > > > > It could also be a wireless router / gateway / switch, but that isn't > > mandatory since I have an ancient WRT54GS that still does the job quite > > capably. > > > > Thanks, > > mh > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:55:03 -0500 > From: Aidan Van Dyk <aidan [ at ] highrise [ dot ] ca> > Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Recommendations for home NAS > To: "Prof J C Nash (U30A)" <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca> > Cc: linux <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> > Message-ID: > <CAC_2qU_UkcrK6FHLxLJv+5FgczSG68= > GJktxuPEaDEVdGNCv_w [ at ] mail [ dot ] gmail [ dot ] com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I've also got a bunch of servers turned off, only one left on... > > I'ld love to replace it with somehting small and lower power... My > requirements are: > 1) at least 2 eSATA ports > 2) Sata controller supports PM on eSATA > 3) Gbit NIC > 4) Enough horsepower to process close 100MB/s between eSATA and the network > via NFS and CIFS > > Ya, nothing major ;-) > > a. > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Prof J C Nash (U30A) <nashjc [ at ] uottawa [ dot ] ca > >wrote: > > > on > > > > >