Re: NAS] Storage solutions

Harry Putnam wrote:
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m> writes:

Make sure you know what file system the NAS uses. Many cheap ones
use Linux as an OS but the file system is FAT32 which limits you to
maximum 4 GB file size, not good for video. I haven't tried it but
at a recent rade show I saw this one. It looked very good for the
price.

http://www.intel.com/design/servers/storage/ss4000-E/

Thanks, that one does look to be versatile. How would I know the
filesystem used? At that link and following to the specs:


http://www.insight.com/site/product/detail/index.cfm?item_number=SS4000-E&srccode=cii_6684177&cpncode=11-5374356&scSourceCode=CI012

I see it is an linux os using kernel 2.6 but no mention of what the
file system is. Or can the user just format them as desired?

If you have one of these can you explain how much the user can do with
the OS? Like for example can you install software on the OS?

I don't know. I haven't personally used the device. You should contact Intel
directly.


Note that it comes without drives. It uses SATA II drives. Make sure
you don't use drives rated for desktop use but that you use drives
designed for RAID use. They don't cost that much more. The desktop
drives will have timing issues in a RAID array that may cause them
to get marked as bad when they aren't.

At the site above it says Hard Drive: Standard

How can a user tell the difference between desktop type drive and the
ones designed for raid use?

Seagate Barracuda ES

http://www.seagate.com/products/enterprise/barracuda_es.html

Western Digital WD RE

http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=233&Language=en

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


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