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OS for File Server Hello all, I am looking for your guys opinion on what is the best OS for a simple File Server. Thanks w0z |
This comes to mind: FreeNAS 8 | Storage For Open Source |
Just a file server? Then definitely something like FreeNAS. Now many HDD's do you plan on using? |
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Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green SATA3 Intelli Power 64MB Cache 3.5IN Internal Hard Disk Drive HDD - Western Digital WD - WD20EARX A little bit more info: I have: 3 Windows Machines 2 Mac Machines that i would like to connect to the file server. Thanks for the help w0z |
Freenas is good, but At $51, I will also look at Windows Home Server 2011 , it has a very friendly dashboard . It will back up your PC and Mac too. I like it, if as example you lost a HD on a PC you just install a new HD and put the recovery CD in the PC and it will go get the restore image on the server ( from your backup) and reinstall all the HD like it was before the HD crash. What I like most; it use NTFS so if something happen to the server motherboard, you can simply place the HDs in any PC and you have instant access to all your files, and it's a Windows product, so you already familiar with it. |
For basic network accessible file storage and backup it's hard to beat the FreeNAS package. OpenFiler is a bit more feature rich but also commensurately complicated. |
I used FreeNAS for a few years but it did not support printing ... does it now? |
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If you do go with Freenas and end up using RAIDZ (ZFS's take on RAID), be sure to read up on it's limitations (adding additional drives later and so on). |
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Orbital Technologies News and Updates in Custom Software Development Services it's free the download is here Orbital Backup Configuration - We Got Served Forums and the manual one, it's a little bit tricky but it work, here how to do it SeanDaniel.com: How to Enable TimeMachine Backup for your MAC to your Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials or Windows Home Server 2011 |
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