OK i would say i am an advanced user of computer systems relative to most people i meet. I am currently working on my Network + Certification just for the hell of it and due to the fact that i have been wanting to create a file server to store movies music and pictures on. Over the years i have quickly filled up tera bytes of hard drives and figure i should be storing everything in a central location with back ups to prevent past hard drive failures from happening again. Lost a ton of family pics when the wife knocked an external hard drive off the kitchen table while hooked up to her laptop.
Please correct anything i am wrong about:
So my specs for the File server are:
- must be able to run a Linux server with Samba so my windows machines can access the files
- have multiple RAIDs set up to ensure that all data is backed up (1 pair for OS and application files and a pair of 1 TB drives for storage) I am looking at SATA 3G 1TB drives and a pair of smaller drives for the OS/apps
- a motherboard that is top of the line now so i dont have to upgrade it for years currently looking at P5BV-E/SAS - ability to keep adding Pairs of HD's as needed
- ability to access the file server from anywhere using a specific laptop
i have been reading a lot about 1TB+ hard drives and the negative reviewers all seem to complain about them failing while hooked up in RAID configurations so are there any suggestions for Reliable 1 TB or 1.5TB hard drives or if i should just go with smaller drives?
Thank you for your time.
Please correct anything i am wrong about:
So my specs for the File server are:
- must be able to run a Linux server with Samba so my windows machines can access the files
- have multiple RAIDs set up to ensure that all data is backed up (1 pair for OS and application files and a pair of 1 TB drives for storage) I am looking at SATA 3G 1TB drives and a pair of smaller drives for the OS/apps
- a motherboard that is top of the line now so i dont have to upgrade it for years currently looking at P5BV-E/SAS - ability to keep adding Pairs of HD's as needed
- ability to access the file server from anywhere using a specific laptop
i have been reading a lot about 1TB+ hard drives and the negative reviewers all seem to complain about them failing while hooked up in RAID configurations so are there any suggestions for Reliable 1 TB or 1.5TB hard drives or if i should just go with smaller drives?
Thank you for your time.