- Oct 21, 2012
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Hi!
I want to build/buy a server for home/small business use.
Right now I have a Qnap TS869 Pro NAS which runs Qnap's heavily modified version of BusyBox and and has RAID 5+1 with 6 WD Red drives.
Besides the Qnap, I have a HP Proliant ML110 G6 which runs debian wheezy, and is a home/very small business-grade server.
I want to merge these servers into 1 for 3 main reasons:
Power consumption
Ease of use and maintenance
I want to get rid of Qnap's version of BusyBox as it's downright horrible
I think I'm pretty experiened when it comes to IT/hardware in general, but I lack the same experience/knowledge when it comes to server hardware.
Demands to the new server:
Must be somewhat quiet (It's going to be stashed away in my bedroom, and since I like to be able to sleep...)
Must support 8 SATA6 WD Red drives (3TB)
Must support RAID5+1
Must support linux/debian
Must be somewhat power efficient
Network transfer speed-wise it must be at least as fast as my Qnap
What I'm unsure of:
Should I choose RAID or SAN?
Which RAID/SAN card should I buy?
Should I go for a pre-build HP/Lenovo/Dell/whichever server or should I build it myself?
If self-build, what hardware should I buy? Like i5, i7, Xeon, ...? And should I go for specific server hardware?
Any advice regarding to this would be greatly appreciated!
I want to build/buy a server for home/small business use.
Right now I have a Qnap TS869 Pro NAS which runs Qnap's heavily modified version of BusyBox and and has RAID 5+1 with 6 WD Red drives.
Besides the Qnap, I have a HP Proliant ML110 G6 which runs debian wheezy, and is a home/very small business-grade server.
I want to merge these servers into 1 for 3 main reasons:
Power consumption
Ease of use and maintenance
I want to get rid of Qnap's version of BusyBox as it's downright horrible
I think I'm pretty experiened when it comes to IT/hardware in general, but I lack the same experience/knowledge when it comes to server hardware.
Demands to the new server:
Must be somewhat quiet (It's going to be stashed away in my bedroom, and since I like to be able to sleep...)
Must support 8 SATA6 WD Red drives (3TB)
Must support RAID5+1
Must support linux/debian
Must be somewhat power efficient
Network transfer speed-wise it must be at least as fast as my Qnap
What I'm unsure of:
Should I choose RAID or SAN?
Which RAID/SAN card should I buy?
Should I go for a pre-build HP/Lenovo/Dell/whichever server or should I build it myself?
If self-build, what hardware should I buy? Like i5, i7, Xeon, ...? And should I go for specific server hardware?
Any advice regarding to this would be greatly appreciated!
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