Ah. I am using Hard
Drive<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?cm_mmc=EMCA-041010vA-_-content-_-Item-_-22-136-513&item=22-136-513&nm_mc=EMCA-041010vA&guid=f75699a234a04760b7cb36109230c6db>.
I am starting with 3 and planning to move up to a max of 6 once I need the
space.
Thanks,
Shane Russo
On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:05 PM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
>
> RAID5 is still popular with penny-pinching companies, since they typically
> use SCSI drives (which, along with controllers and other necessary
> accoutrement, still costs an arm and a leg).
>
>
> On 2010-04-10 12:12, James Thompson wrote:
>
>> Openfiler (http://www.openfiler.com/) is another good option that has
>> support for iSCSI and SAN capabilities in addition to NAS.
>>
>> I, personally, avoid RAID 5. I prefer RAID 10, faster and still resilient
>> to
>> a single drive failure.
>>
>>
>> James Thompson
>> Plain Programs, LLC
>> New Orleans, LA
>>
>> P: (504) 298.8160
>> E: james@plainprograms.com
>> W: www.plainprograms.com
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Shane Russo <russo.shane@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions or thoughts on a NAS
>>> server.
>>> I have been looking at freenas alot lately. Also is there a big
>>> difference
>>> nowadays between software and hardware raid 5?
>>>
>>>
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