Supermicro for NAS
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I found this server on ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-933T-2x-AMD-Opteron-250-2-4Hz-8GB-RAID-15-Bay-SATA-Storage-NAS-/221693812159?hash=item339dfb1dbfThoughts on using it for a NAS box? Use CentOS on it?
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It has two of these: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sata-spells-trouble-scsi-raid,1161-10.html
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Not a bad box. Definitely looks low end and older, but for a cheap file server it is a pretty decent deal. Dual controllers, several full size hot swap bays, more than enough CPU and RAM for storage.
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OpenSuse would be my default starting point. CentOS and Ubuntu are fine too. The OS you choose will be based on your intended usage patterns.
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I'm looking or an inexpensive solution for a NAS for a Plex or other media server for the house.
As far as I can tell this unit can take standard 3.5" drives. Should be a good base for this storage.
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hmmm.. max logical drive size is 2 TB, I'll have to see if there is a firmware update for that.
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Maybe I should dump this idea and get a ReadyNAS 104. Looks like a 4 drive unit can be had for around $160, as long as I do any processing elsewhere, this looks OK.
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@Dashrender said:
Maybe I should dump this idea and get a ReadyNAS 104. Looks like a 4 drive unit can be had for around $160, as long as I do any processing elsewhere, this looks OK.
Would be a lot smaller and quieter for home use.
