Are they any good? Been looking for a low power, quiet server replacement for home.
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Are they any good? Been looking for a low power, quiet server replacement for home.
I don't know, but I'll be watching any opinions offered with great interest. I'm looking at them myself, and maybe the HP one. Or I'll just give in a build a WHS on existing kit.
These have cropped up a few times as SlimServer/SqueezeCenter servers.
Have a search on Slim Devices : Community : Forums
The HP one does seem quite good, although I am not totally sold on WHS. I like the idea of it being fanless and silent. Also I think the tranquil uses less power than the HP, but the HP comes with more 'gimmicks' bolted onto WHS. Think the HP was £450 for the 1TB version.
TBH, I'd probably load my copy of Win2003 SBE on it. I'd prefer RAID 0 as well for the moment, and before anyone suggests a NAS box, if I use a proper RAID on a PC I can recover it should a drive fail. Most NAS boxes have t obe sent away then they loose your data, or so I have been led to believe ...
It all depends if they use a constom RAID setup.
The Thecus devices for example, are standard Linux boxes using standard RAID configurations. I've heard of guys pulling all 5 drives out of their N5200s and recovering data using bootable linux CD's etc.
WHS has a nasty file coruption bug right now that MS aren't fixing until June.
As I understand it, that nasty bug involves running files direct from the WHS box using certain applications. I agree it's nasty, and shocking, but that isn't how I'd be using it so I'm not that bothered about it.
I'm not totally convinced about WHS either. It has a lot going for it and appears to suit my needs, but ...... erm .....
Most of the HP bolt-ons don't interest me either. And yes, the Tranquil machines seem to be quiet (not a factor as it'll be in it's own server room), and lower power (which appeals to me). But they're not as expandable.
Not only that but it significantly increases your chances of data loss.
Either drive fails and you lose the contents of both.
Hang on I get confuzzled. Which ever is mirrored, I mean that one! :) Ahh it is RAID 1. Always get the two mixed up. Its like the 34th and 35th rules of acquisition. :)
data protection:
RAID-0 = Nada, nothing, zero
RAID-1 = A bit
RAID-5 = A bit more
RAID-6 = Even More
You get the idea :)
RAID-10 = W00T! :D
Nah
RAID 5+1: mirror striped set with distributed parity (some manufacturers label this as RAID 53)
RAID - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia