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On Mon, 9 Mar 2015, Matt Stevenson wrote:
Hi Iʼm looking for a number of storage chassis options on linux for up to 4 TB small business 10-20 users, image files. Looking for fast reliable access with backup. We have been on Synology for a while and looking to upgrade onto a more professional appliance. That said I also am keen on building a chassis with a linux distribution and running FreeNas.
FreeNAS isn't Linux, it's FreeBSD.
So far am looking for a 1-2U chassis with 4 SSD disks and 2 - 4 port Ethernet for teaming. We are scaling from a desktop edition synology and seeing the opportunity to run some other linux services on the box. Found various website with Kit lists e.g. https://b3n.org/supermicro-2u-zfs-server-build/ Can anyone recommend good suppliers in the uk for host storage chassis and disks for this kind of appliance, is there positive feedback for setting up FreeNas ?
I've had good results using boxes from http://www.xcase.co.uk/ but if you want to run Linux applications on the server, then you'll need to install Linux and not FreeNAS.
You may want to look at: http://www.openmediavault.org/ if you want a FreeNAS type of system running Linux.
Or just install Linux and DIY it. You might not get good ZFS though - I don't know what the state of the art of ZFS is with standard Linux distros right now is.
Gordon
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