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#REDIRECT [[NAS#NAS_version_2.0]]
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|Description=Migration of NAS activity to the IOmega
 
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Due to a sudden increase of ACKspace server inventory, we aquired a nice IOmega StorCenter Pro NAS 200rL NAS. This is an 1U rackmounted enclosure for holding up to 4 SATA harddrives. The general plan is to migrate our current 2 drive IBM P4 server based NAS solution to this StorCenter. Supposedly (we haven't turned it on yet) it has a linux based OS, which has some capability for sharingfiles over a network. However, we would need to expand the featurelist by installing our own linux version (FreeNAS or other).
 
 
 
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== Upgrades: ==
 
 
 
We installed an extra 1GB of DDR ram for increased performance. The CPU is an Celeron D 352, a single core CPU with 64 bit architecture. It should be plenty of power to maintain a decent performance, but we are keeping the possibility of a dual core CPU based NAS open. The HDD connections are on-board, but there is a possibility to install an add-on board to the system. For example a (RAID) harddrive controller with PCI-E port. A proper riser-card should be inserted for this functionality.
 
 
 
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== List of features our perfect NAS would have: ==
 
 
 
- A bunch of SATA harddisks to hold all data. The Storcenter had 4 hotswap SATA bays, which is more than the current limit of 2 drives from the IBM.<br>
 
- SMB shares over the network. SMB is a sharing protocol for Windows based computers, but it is widely accepted by both Linux and Mac OSes.<br>
 
- Posibility to download from newsgroups. Idealy, the NAS would have an NZB drop location, which it reads periodically and starts downloading accordingly.<br>
 
- Seperate (secure) share for netboot data.<br>
 
- Possibly a section with mirrored data for something you don't want to loose in case of a drive failure. Mainly our NAS does not need any kind of failsafe, due to the nature of the contents, but this would be a nice add-on.<br>
 
- Fast access. The StorCenter has, just like our current IBM, gigabit connectivity. However, the IBM tops out at around 40MB/s where we hope to get more performace out of the IOmega.<br>
 
- ??? Anything more?<br>
 

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