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On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:22:36 +0100, Peter Walker <peter.walker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >dave morgan wrote: > >>Hi, >> We are considering replacing our current file server which is slow >>(the disks are slower than the 100mbit LAN), and unreliable (4 disks >>failed in 2 years in a 3 disk RAID5 array, and involved shutting down >>the server and opening the case to replace them) >> >>This is for nfs + samba + nis. >> >>We are considering this https://secure.dnuk.com/systems/g320hs.php as a possible >>replacement. >> >>Any comments or experiences of dnuk hardware? >> >> >> > >Haven't bought anything from them yet, but have had a rack mount NAS >server on eval. They seemed very easy to deal with as a company >(admittedly this was presales not support). The eval system worked out >of the box and seemed pretty solid. Only thing we found was that the hot >swap caddies were not that easy to get in and out. > >Cheers, > >Pete Thanks Pete, If we do get one of these I will make sure to try pulling the caddy out and stuffing it back in while the machine is under stress :-) Dave -- http://www.morgad.no-ip.info/index.html gpg:0x64B5E037 Distributed Proofreaders: http://www.pgdp.net The NTP server pool http://www.pool.ntp.org The L&B is being rebuilt! http://www.lyntonrail.net2media.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html