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What kind of file server are you using?
What kind of file server are you using in your office? Currently we use WebDAV (on Apache) and samba to share files from a single server in our office (with backup.) WebDAV and samba are easy and cheap to build on a linux/unix environment. Now we are looking for a more sophisticated storage solution. I wonder what other people use for file servers and what the trend is now. Does anyone know which NAS solution (hardware and software) is best of breed?
The minimum specs are:
- Support Raid 0,1, 5 and10
- Total 2TB storage
- Permission control via ACLs (Unix-like)
- ActiveDirectory support (nice to have, not required)
- Under $2000
- Support Hot Swap
- Support CIFS and NFS
- Support Snapshot and disk-to-disk data replication would be nice
The minimum specs are:
- Support Raid 0,1, 5 and10
- Total 2TB storage
- Permission control via ACLs (Unix-like)
- ActiveDirectory support (nice to have, not required)
- Under $2000
- Support Hot Swap
- Support CIFS and NFS
- Support Snapshot and disk-to-disk data replication would be nice
Dmitry Yusupov
Apr 20, 2009
John Sydney Yamane
Samba with Linux/FreeBSD system and build your own linux NAS is low cost and easy. Best of Breed for corporate is Windows 2003 or Windows 2008. Enterprise versions are best if you are a service provider. It manages DNS, WEB (IIS), MAIL(exchange), SQL(i use MySQL pc) and allows easy to use Windows.
I am a more FreeBSD admin 1st and then 2nd, Windows 2003R2 Enterprise Edition fan than any other system. HP, Seagate, IOmega, Netgear, even WD has great NAS systems, so easy and super fast in a Gig LAN. But I use DELL systems and Microsoft 2008 servers nowadays, as my all around choice for first and upgraded servers. I believe in easy of use to the owner.
Jul 16, 2011
Dwight Victor
how about FreeNAS?
Mar 7, 2015